Hi Wayne,
I presume you refer to the A-2 model. There was no Alon A-2 Serial No.
1.
The prototype A-2 was a Carlsbad coupe F-1A airframe, Serial No. 5754.
According to FAA records, this airframe was later converted by Alon to
an A-2A on or about 6/30/67. It was not the A-2A prototype, because
Serial B-247 was completed on 6/23/67. Although I have no date of
manufacture for Serial B-246, it was on display by Alon at the Reading,
PA, industry Air Show in June of '67. I would speculate that it was
the first A-2A completed.
There were also Alon A-2A models produced at McPherson (one of which
became the first M10).
Regards,
William R. Bayne
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On Jun 17, 2010, at 09:05, Wayne Woollard wrote:
Of the 245 Alons produced at Mcpherson, KS, less than 10 % were not
equipped with rudder pedals, but other options were available such as
IFR instrumentation, Auto Pilot (Brittain), the kiddy seat meant for
total passenger load of the baggage compartment. This load was
variable depending on the weight and balance of individual aircraft.
My Alon was so equipped with only one seat. I flew my then 9 month
old Grandson in the compartment ONE time till I realized that the
noise level was to high even for noise canceling headsets, and that
with a car seat installed, the survivability of a rollover was
doubtful. An excellent treatise is "The Ercoupe" by Stanley G.
Thomas. copies show up on the internet from time to time.
D. Wayne Woollard CPBE
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