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Just to keep you informed, I have started a database of coupes. I just started with serial numbers 1 to 5080, but I will try to include the rest. The FAA database was the source of most of the coupes I have found so far. FAA's database has over 340,000 planes from more than 52,000 manufactures/models. It is a handful to work with and over 1.5 GB in Access (my coupe dir is now over 2 GB). I found about 2,526 "older" coupes still listed (about 50%). The NTSB database added a few that have been lost (34), but it only goes back to 1983 online and does not give serial numbers. I will be out of town for a week or so, but I will try to get the list online with an explanation of my theory when I get back. The data is not meaningful yet, but I looked at runs of 21 coupes. A serial number plus/minus 10 is defined as a neighborhood. I have found neighborhoods with as many as 90% (18) still listed and neighborhoods with zero. My N99904 has serial number 2527. With 71% still listed in its neighborhood, I feel a little better then I would, if it were the only one in its neighborhood still listed. N99905 is one of the missing numbers that I sure would like to find. If any of you have taken a coupe out of service (museum, salvage, stored, foreign registration) or know of ones with major corrosion problems (fixed or not) would you let me know (please include N-number and serial number if you know them)? If you send them directly to me, it will reduce the traffic on the list service. Does any one know if all the serial numbers were used? Did they skip numbers? I need to get at least 500 more. Richard N99904 Richard Wilkens Director of Institutional Research Western State College 970-943-7010 --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
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