OK, in that case I would not worry too much about what is on the wings as long as the spars are good and the rest of the airplane is what you want.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], r3...@... wrote: > > > 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 > > >
