Ron Burke wrote:
>
> Any body know what Wing AD these guys are talking about???
>
> Thanks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: V. Childs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 4:23 AM
> Subject: Bill & Franklins
>
> > Bill, the $9,000 price was at Oshgosh three four years ago. I had six
> > ercoupes at that time and they just started making them. I was
thinking
> > of putting the 125 Franklins, the 15 gal tanks, cleveland brakes,
> > extended baggage compartment in the planes and reselling them as a
newer
> > plane. I was going to let the new owners do the paint, interior and
> > radios. I was going to sell them for 39,000 at that time. When the
wing
> > AD came out I put a hold on it. I wanted to see how bad the AD would
be
> > on sales. I thought the paper work on the Franklins would have been
> > done by now and I wanted to see 25 or so of them in planes to see how
> > they worked out. So I have been waiting. I wanted to use new
> > engines but I may do the same thing but use the 100 hp cont. if the
> > Franklins get to high and costly. If I do it I would also put in the
> > new spars, so the cost starts to get high again, but I'll wait till
the
> > wing AD dies down a bit and go from there. gene
> >
Hi Ron,
Could it be the "Swiss Cheese" AD and they're still waiting?
That's the
last wing AD I'm aware of.
Or maybe there is a wing mod in the works to go along with the
Franklin
Engine that they've been talking about. Bob Saville
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