1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum - Ercoupe YO-55
Bill Maloney 9/21/2009 |
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01 Ercoupe YO55 | 02 Ercoupe YO55 | 03 ErcoupeTail | 04 Ercoupe Main Gear |
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05 Ercoupe Nose Gear | 06 Venturi To Power Instruments | 07 Ercoupe Nose | 08 Ercoupe Cockpit |
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09 Ercoupe YO55 |
Another Ercoupe and an Ercoupe Flight Simulator at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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An Ercoupe flight simulator at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT | Another Ercoupe can be found at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA |
Length: 20 feet, 9 inches
Wingspan: 30 feet, 0 inches
Height: 5 feet, 11 inches
Crew: 1+1
Weight: Empty - 749lbs Max Takeoff - 1,200lbs
Max Speed: 110mph
Cruise Speed: 95mph
Range: 300 miles
Service Ceiling: 13,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 24 gallons
Powerplant: Continental CF-85-12F air cooled four cylinder 85hp
First Flight : 1940
Cost: $2,600
This particular Ercoupe has been done up in the colors of the Tuskeegee Airmen Squadron.
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