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The performance of the coupe isn't up't very much it just makes the plane legal (to collect ins. and keep the faa off your case so much, if you have a accid. or infraction of a FAR) , it seems everything today is based on legality even more than safety. If your not legal it costs you in your pocketbook. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Wilkens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jack Gocha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] 415 CD ? > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Jack, > > I believe that the factory 415D had 76 serial numbers set aside for it > (4425-4500). I have only been able to find one factory D (N3810H cn. > 4435). I find this strange because I have located some information on 75% > of all serial numbers available. I know people are going to scream, but > don't put your faith in any published numbers as to the number of Coupes > built, let alone the number of any one type. From the serial numbers I > have and a few production dates, I believe the 415C gave way to a few 415Ds > (maybe only one or two) which where followed by the 415CD. The 415CD is > almost a 415D without the D's evaluator restrictions and its gross weight > and some CDs may have been 415Ds that were converted at the factory. > > To get me in more trouble, ERCO must have thought the 415D was not worth > producing or they would not have gone to the CD which is closer to a 415C > than it is to a 415D. By dropping the D, they lost the added gross weight > limits which would have been a great selling point for its product > considering the company was in trouble. People must want the higher gross > weight because they are still converting Cs and CDs to Ds. > > Richard. > N99904 > > PS. Let the flames roll in! We haven't had a good one this list in months. > > > > > At 12:04 PM 12/17/2002 -0700, Jack Gocha wrote: > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > >advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > >Hi Gang > >Every so often people in our group refer to 415 CD Ercoupes. Erco did at > >the beginning of the third quarter of 1947, when they were changing from > >the 415 C to the 415 D, sell 368 415 CD"s, following that they started > >producing 415 D models. > >When I first bought my 415 D, I too referred to it as a 415 CD since it > >had been converted. However after reading " The Ercoupe a Touch of Class" > >by Saletri, page 169, I discovered that when a 415 C is converted to a 415 > >D it then became a 415 D and the only real 415 CD's were actually made as > >CD's by Erco in late 1947. > >Sorry for butting in but this may answer a few questions as to whether you > >own a 415 CD or a 415 D. > >I sometimes go crazy reading this mail but I miss my coupe and this is so > >much better than nothing. > >Fly safe > >Jack G. > > > > > >========================================================================= == === > >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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