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I know that at least one wooden coupe was built in 1941 while all of the aluminum was being used for the war. It was quieter than an aluminum 'Coupe since the wood absorbed the vibrations of the engine. Unfortunately it was also heavier, and ERCO didn't put it into production. I've never seen a picture of it but I presume that it looks just like any other 'Coupe. If I could find any detailed information on it then it might be fun to recreate, but for now, I know that I'm not qualified to re-engineer the plans to make a wooden craft. Chris http://chris.trent.net On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:20:58 -0800 (PST), Nick Striglia wrote: > Chris & Group > > I recently obtained a copy of "The Ercoupe" by Stanley G, Thomas and read where > Erco actually designed, > build and flew 2 Ercoupe's out of wood. I have never heard anything about them, > is there any history? > Pictures ect.. I wonder what became of those woodcoupe's I thought this might be > interesting to someone > who wants to build an experimental coupe. > > Regards > > Nick Striglia > N99154 ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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