Sorry for the confusion but, no, I do not have (yet) an Ercoupe with fabric wings about to be subjected to forced metallization.
I am looking into buying one, pondering between fabric and metallic wings and the potential transition between the two. Thanks for all the information. I am rethinking now my starting preference for metal wings. Roberto Waltman > > I've got to agree with Kevin. > > Each year, there's someone out there who'd like to replace their metalized > wings with fabric covered wings for the reasons cited. > > Trade if you must but don't damage a perfectly good set of fabric covered > wings. > > Also, I think that fabric wing covering can last longer than 10 years even > when tied down outside. > > As a very wise person once said to me, with fabric covered wings you can > take the coverings off every 20 years or so and inspect and fix everything > inside much more easily than you can with metal covered wings. > > I think there ought to be a fair number of Coupes flying on their 100th > birthdays. Only 37 years and counting for the majority of them. > > Ed >
