Thanks William, would be very nice to see an actual pict of that bird shown how it looks today ;-) Regards Daniel
________________________________ From: William R. Bayne <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 11:49:21 PM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Question Hi Daniel, Unless an earlier one has surfaced recently, that would be Serial No. 6, the ship in the picture. Owned by John M. Eaton in California. Regards, WRB -- On Jun 16, 2010, at 20:33, Daniel Arditi wrote: > > > All, > I am forwarding the previous question but with a different subject in > the email because it came into the spam folder. > > Thanks > Daniel > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Daniel Arditi <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; William R. Bayne > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 10:16:40 PM > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] A difficult question ??? > > > William and Group, > Regarding the photograph in which Ercoupe > serial number 6 is shown I want to ask one (difficult?) question: Do you know > which is the lowest serial number for an Ercoupe that is still flying > now-days ? > > Best regards ! > > Daniel Arditi > Ercoupe Argentina Group > Buenos Aires > > > > From: William R. Bayne <ercog...@txercoupem useum.org> > To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 11:49:45 PM > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Modern Airplane, Old cars > > > Hi Daniel, > > 28818 is Ercoupe Serial No. 6, completed in late fall of 1940. The CAA > bought the first 10, but I don't know how long they retained them. The > terrain looks like West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or California, as does the > architecture. The cars are, indeed, of the same vintage as the Ercoupe. > While the plane has no navigation lights or wind generator, notice what > appears to be an automotive radio antenna just aft of the cockpit! > > The photo is genuine. I would speculate that this photo was taken in the > summer of 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor private aviation was > severely curtailed. > > Because of the biplane in the background with no engine, this is probably an > aircraft maintenance facility looking out to the gate that closes off the > road at night. It's probably in a good sized town because of the visible > fire hydrant. I'm intrigued by the building that has an "Enter" and "Exit" > door about forty feet apart. > > And yes, Fred Weick would definitely qualify as being "ahead of his time" > (and a genius). > > Regards, > > WRB
