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At 08:26 AM 9/24/2003 -0800, Pete Thomson wrote: > The inner ribs are >really susceptable to corrosion, I have not taken the trouble to figure out >why. Remember, most Ercoupes have spent at least part of their lives, and maybe a coupe of decades, on outside tiedowns with any canvas covers having long since rotted away. Many of us would be horrified if we could see what our planes looked like some years ago. Following that indignity (for a time, $600.00 bought a decent Ercoupe), some were 'fixed up' via a cosmetic restoration. During that indignity, every drop of rain that landed on the side windows ran right down them and into the fuselage, making its way down the inside of the skin and probably puddling up in the belly pan, keeping the whole belly and center section pretty constantly clammy. The Luscombe guys have experienced the same problem. And the 120/140 crew. Face it: we're flying planes that were, in many cases, considered to be scrap metal in 1970. Greg ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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