Good luck with your project. My coupe has two beads on the panel. Im not sure if its structual or for looks? doesnt look like it makes a lot of difference. On taking off my panel due to wrinkling I found Zero corrosion but something I think is just as bad a cracked rear spar. Looks likethey hit the wing on sometthing and jammed the spar wrinkling it and a 1 in crack in the bottom about 2 inches fromthe end. Im not sure what to do now not sure if it could be reinforced or is would have to replace.. Never by a coupe without a prebuy i learned my lesson.
Does anyone know where to purchase a rear spar>>'' James ________________________________ From: finkelma <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 8:54:54 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Belly skin Thanks for all those who replied to my belly skin issues. I will deal with a couple of issues. 1. Yes I fly under Owner Maintenance rules, and as such the plane is not elligible to be registered in the U.S. Its not a problem for me since I do not plan to sell anytime soon and there are lots of buyers this side of the border. FAA is apparently also allowing OM planes to fly in the states, as part of the LSA quid-pro-quo to allow LSA's to fly in Canada. 2. Does anyone know what the difference in the zero-to-three bead panels is. Under the OM rules I can choose which one I want to go with, but not sure since all types were made. Is there a difference structurally? 3. Thanks for pointing out the pics on the ercoupe.info website. 4. It looks like the belly skin is .025. I have not put my micrometer on it yet but it sure felt like .025 to me when I began taking it off. 5. Does anyone know how I would get in touch with Dave (who took the pics.) I would like to ask some more questions and perhaps have a converstation with him. Thanks Steve --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, "Jerry Eichenberger" <JEichenberger@ ...> wrote: > > Wayne - > > I'm not sure of the details, but I think a Canadian owner maint. airplane is > a real headache, if not an impossibility, to license in the U.S. > > Can such a Canadian airplane be returned to "normal" maint. programs up > there? > > If it can, perhaps after a normal annual inspection, it may be imported. > But seek the guidance of one who really knows, such as EAA or AOPA. > > Jerry E. > -----Original Message----- > From: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com]On > Behalf Of Wayne Woollard > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:48 AM > To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Belly skin > > > > > Gentlemen:: > remember, this is a Canadian Coupe, and under Canadian rules the owner, > unassisted, may repair the belly skin without IA inspection in any manner he > sees fit. What happens to this modification when the aircraft is > re-imported to the U. S. ? > Wayne > D. Wayne Woollard CPBE > o--iii--( >
