Dan, I can tell you this, the top back part of the Ercoupe did bend, but it did hold up and gave us room to move around. When we hit the snow our heads moved forward and then back as we flipped. When it was all over, both of us had our heads near the baggage compartment. We both feel that if we had shoulder straps we may had broken our necks or could have been pinned worst and could not move at all. Of course, this is just a feeling, but I do believe this for this type of crash. This was the best way we could had ended up in the plane. I am now working with the FAA and NTSB.
Tony --- On Sat, 1/16/10, Donald <[email protected]> wrote: From: Donald <[email protected]> Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: FW: Pictures of the coupe To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 11:50 AM I would say weight. As I was shopping, I found too many Ercoupes that claimed a 930 to 950 empty weight. With that weight and 144lbs of fuel, we are limited to a 166 lb passenger and baggage limit. Since I weigh 215, that sure took them from consideration! Even with the 1320 STC, I would barely be able to carry my GPS and headset. --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, Caliendo Dan <djcaliendo@ ...> wrote: > > I once asked about a roll bar for the Ercoupe and sort of got laughed off the > page. This and Kim's > experience makes me still wonder why there isn't a roll bar option (with > shoulder straps?) for the > Ercoupe. > > Dan Caliendo > Ercoupe Mach 0.14 > 3658H > > On Jan 16, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Hartmut Beil wrote: > > > [Attachment( s) from Hartmut Beil included below] > > Guys here Tony messed up Coupe after it flipped over. > > Looks like there was no prop strike, but engine mount and nose gear are > > badly damaged. > > > > Hartmut > > > > Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:59:33 -0800 > > From: jan2...@... > > Subject: Fw: Pictures of the coupe > > To: hb...@... > > > > Hi Hartmut, > > > > > > Here are a few pictures after the crash. > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. > > > > >
