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Well then. I wonder how much of what the Smithsonian told me I can trust.

I had asked them if they had the YO-55 in their collection. (I had heard
that
they did.) The responded that they did have an Ercoupe, but that it wasn't
the
YO-55 (NC28655). And proceeded to give what info they had on the YO-55.
They
also mentioned teh posibility that the USAAC also evaluated another
Ercoupe,
NX-15692. But they never mentioned that they coupe they had was NX-15692.
Seems
they would have if this was, in fact, one of the planes the AAC looked at.

The more I learn about this, the dumber I feel. (I heard that Dennis.)
:-)

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:53 PM
To: Mike Dean
Subject: Re: [COUPERS] USAAC Ercoupes


N (X) 15692 is SN 1 and is in the Smithsonian...Mfg on Jan 19, 1940.

See:  Ercoupe, a Touch of Class, Page 48-53. picture is in Brians photo
pages 
seen hanging from the ceiling in the Silver Hill facility. also see
pictures 
of the original engine ERCO IL 116 inline 4 cyl , air coled inverted
engine. 
It was certified, then Continental made the 65 HP available, and while 
certified in the Ercoupe, was never sold. I am convinced that is how the
415 
became the 415 C ( for Continental).


Harry Francis
Blacksburg, VA.

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