There is one home-built Coupe. I dont think it
is called an experiential. I have a letter
somewhere where the builder describes some of his
modifications. He had taken a damaged Coupe and
rebuilt it to the point the FAA called it a
ERCO/home built. It is the only Coupe I know of
that can carry two registration numbers. The FAA
issued a new registration as a home built, but
the registration of the original airframe was never canceled.
Richard
NC99904
At 12:39 PM 12/19/2009, Ed Burkhead wrote:
Prof. Ed asked:
So is there anyone who has an experimental category Ercoupe.
Prof. Ed,
As I understand it, there is no such thing as an
experimental aircraft that was previously a
certificated aircraft except for temporary
experimental status during testing of a modification.
It is possible to totally gut the aircraft,
fabricate 51% of a new aircraft using some of
the parts and design of the certificated
aircraft to create a new, 51% Amateur Built Experimental.
What your friend had better do is find a very
friendly and accommodating Designated
Engineering Representative, go through the list
of proposed modifications and find out what
might be approved and what sort of engineering
study and testing regime would be required. He
needs to do all this before making any modifications.
If he comes up with any new and interesting
modifications, supported by the appropriate
engineering data, testing and DER approval,
perhaps others might want to use it as a
reference or, if possible, buy the STC.
Thats the way it works as I understand it.
Wish him good luck.
Ed
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