Hi Percy,
When Durban said "...Ercoupe joined the boom and bust of 1946 to 1948"
he was actually referring ONLY to the "boom" which was then followed by
the "bust". He was wrong when he then said "Five thousand...rolled out
of the factory in the two years before things collapsed". In such
"overall" context I would read "boom AND bust" to cover both.
To reach that number of Ercoupes you actually have to include the
prewar 112 (serial no. one has a manufacture date of January 19, 1940)
and the Sanders production through 1950.
Regards,
WRB
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On Mar 18, 2009, at 16:59, Percy wrote:
"3. The "...boom and bust..." was NOT for "...two years...", but
extended from 1945 through 1950."
According to "The Ercoupe, " by Thomas, the "bust" started in late
1946. Basically, when all the rest of America got off war footing
and used it's produgious marketing power on a population starved
for consumer goods.
"7. Taller pilots do NOT "...have to sit sideways...". Fred Weick was
over six feet tall and he fit just fine (surprise?)."
I'm over 6-foot and fit fine also.
Percy in NM, USA
