Welcome aboard! Our coupe started life as a 75hp C model. The carb jet conversion changes it to an 85 hp, as was done on ours. Then, a C model can be converted to a D, to get the extra gross weight. Major element to this conversion is a change in the max elevator travel. At the lighter weights of a C, more up elevator is allowed; and with the heavier weight of a D, the up travel has to be reduced to still keep it from stalling. This is done by moving the collar on the yoke shaft, behind the panel. The more HP, the better the climb. We have one guy at our field who has done every imaginable conversion to his coupe, including the O-200 engine, rudder pedals, full IFR panel and radios, even an S-Tec autopilot. He says he quit counting at $50,000. He also has a Comanche in similar condition, and prefers to fly the coupe for fun. Our engine is low time, so unless the unthinkable happens, we won't upgrade to the O-200, for years, if ever. I've never flown an Alon or Forney, so no help on that one. Our plane has no pedals, but I haven't flown it yet in enough of a crosswind to be able to comment on whether pedals improve things. Most of the people with whom I've talked say that it doesn't help much, since once you learn how to fly a coupe well, you can handle most situations just fine without pedals. Good luck in your search - let us all know how you do.
Jerry Eichenberger
Columbus, Ohio
N2906H
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I am presently conducting an ercoupe search. Numerous blanks exits
in my
coupe knowledge--could someone enlighten me?
1. Does one model of coupe perform substantially better than another?
Not
that any coupe is a real performer, but which is best?
2. What is with the mixture control, or lack thereof? Can the control
be
reinstalled?
3. Is the rudder pedal installation worthwhile? If so can the nosewheel
interlink be configured to behave more like a typical trike installation?
4. Which model carries the most useful load (I mean legally)?
5. Are any STCs available to install carb jets for a bit more HP? How
about
an O-200 installation?
Will be looking at 2 coupes tomorrow. The more I look and read
about
this Macy's marvel, the more amused and fascinated I am by the design
ingenuity and marketing objective. A chicken in every pot and a coupe in
every garage.
Tnx coupers& 73
D Reid
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