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

Erco/Sanders YO-55 (415-G) Ercoupe Specifications:

Another Ercoupe and an Ercoupe Flight Simulator at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
Ercoupe Flight Simulator Ercoupe at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum
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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