Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re:FYI Coupes

[William R. Bayne]

Hi Ed, You reference Mark Harden's bird, as you say, Serial No. 110 manufactured on 8/13/41.  It may be on loan to the Love Field museum. Its wasn't the last prewar coupe.  Serials 111 and 112 were assembled out of the ERCO Parts room because the military had priority on all aluminum being produced by then.  The first postwar coupe was Serial No. 113. It's the only surviving (of two) PQ-13, but not the one pictured (which has has disappeared into the mists of time).  I will reveal the considerable history of the ship in this picture in an upcoming book. Anybody else notice that the rudders in this picture are enlarged? It no longer sports the double fork main gear trailing arms because the original tire size is no longer available. Question for our certificated mechanics:  Would it be "likely doable" (in your professional estimation) for a prewar Ercoupe owner to invoke the "owner supplied parts" and have double forks (they are symmetrical) cast that would accept 5.00 x 6 Cleveland wheels and brakes as were installed as main gear on some Cessnas for field approval by 337? Regards, William R. Bayne .          |-(o)|          . (Copyright 2010) --  On Aug 21, 2010, at 14:58, ebengui...@aol.com wrote: <untitled> Planned to be used as an aerial target, this was the 110th and last Ercoupe built before the USA entered WW II in December 1941. After the war the aircraft was registered as N37143 and in 1994 completely restored. It resides at the 'Frontiers of Flight Museum' at Love Field, Dallas, Texas.