Erco 415 Ercoupe(freeware) released 17may12

[modelr]

Very nice Don. There are very few airplanes that, even given the financial freedom, I would love to actually own, as I'm drawn mostly to those in the Light Sport Aircraft area and the Ercoupe would definitely be one I'd love to own. I just like the way it looks, it's personality if you will. It's just a very cool little airplane and it's nice to see that it has withstood the test of time and folks still enjoy flying the classics.

Yes, I'm waiting for him to finish getting his ticket so I can go up in it. His instructor is really screwing him around. The Ercoupe he trained in, (NOT his,) went out of service a year ago, and his instructor refuses to let him take his final check ride in any other plane, including this one. Unfortunately, we don't have an instructor certified to give him his final at our field. Needless to say, my friend is very upset. His plane rarely gets flown. It just finished it's annual, with flying colors. He does have a friend who has been going with him to some flyins the last month or so, so it has finally gotten a few hours on it.

Don

[beana51]

They grow on you,Ercoups..the simplicity of a earlier time. Today ,its still popular this plane among some.,Kinda like the Ford Edsel..they have a following!..Was..not always like this....The COUPE BASHING was great fun at the strips....No tail wheel??? no rudder Pedals?..steers like a car??..the ,or ER Coupe,or HIC coupe..often was not the choice of the HOT SHOTS...a GRANNIE PLANE!!....The J-3 was the Thing!!..But super ego's prevailed..they became stored in the back of lots,garages..Today before I would get in one...I Would want to be certain its RESTORED TO NEW!..otherwise Your A Test Pilot..and Wings do fall off,and the engines do quit.
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I did fly it a couple of times, and was forced to echo that negative chorus then,..but Dam I said to my self begrudgingly..its NICE!...as time goes by,all the things of yesteryear seem more attractive!!

[full]

An update on the Ercoupe....

Main external textures have been applied, just the internals to do now.

I have also done some different variants if anyone is interested (Float, Tail-dragger, Twin-Ercoupe)

[Reddog]

An update on the Ercoupe....

Main external textures have been applied, just the internals to do now.

I have also done some different variants if anyone is interested (Float, Tail-dragger, Twin-Ercoupe)

Looking good and the variants are intrigueing, how about a "what if" retractable gear version?

[rdaniell]

An update on the Ercoupe....Main external textures have been applied, just the internals to do now.

I have also done some different variants if anyone is interested (Float, Tail-dragger, Twin-Ercoupe)

Whoa Nellie!!!! That little thang shore is looking purty.That one's on my list no matter whether it's payware or freeware. I've got to have it when it is released. The last airplane I owned was an Ercoupe. I'm looking forward to flying this one in the virtual skies of FSX.

RD

[IFlySWA]

Fantastic!!

Brian

[mikezola]

Looking forward to it, Craig- Looks very nice...

I'll bet that down the road there will be lots of people ready to throw some interesting paint jobs on it as well...

-Mike Z.

[rdaniell]

Here's a photo of my son, who is now 36 years old, sitting in the cockpit of the Ercoupe I used to own. It was painted in a camoflauge scheme and named "Scrappy II." I have John Woodward's Ercoupe in FS9 with that paint scheme.

RD

[Reddog]

Mine was metalic gray with blue trim and John Humphries did mine for Mtr.Ito's coupe, BTW works in FSX too.

[rdaniell]

Mine was metalic gray with blue trim and John Humphries did mine for Mtr.Ito's coupe, BTW works in FSX too.

John's does not work in FSX but, looks like my waiting will soon be over. And on a personal father's pride note: My son could fly the Ercoupe completely unassisted. I enjoyed just riding along in the right seat. Made his ole daddy really proud.

RD

[rdaniell]

Looking forward to it, Craig- Looks very nice...

I'll bet that down the road there will be lots of people ready to throw some interesting paint jobs on it as well...-Mike Z.

I sure hope so. Hopefully someone will do "Scrappy II" for me. John Terrell (Bomber12th) has already sent me the fighting duck art work for the nose art it had on it.

RD

[Reddog]

Here u go, lots of pics http://www.ercoupe.net/PhotoAlbum.html

More here http://www.ercoupe.org/

[OleBoy]

I've a friend who owns an Ercoupe and have flown in it many times through the years around the PNW region.
He also enjoys the Ercoupe as a 1/4 scale gas model.

[Lionheart]

Looking great! Nice work on the mesh and rivets/panel lines.

[rdaniell]

I've a friend who owns an Ercoupe and have flown in it many times through the years around the PNW region.
He also enjoys the Ercoupe as a 1/4 scale gas model.

There was a 1/4 scale model for sale up at the Perry, Georgia, swap meet this year. I really wanted to buy it but, I don't have anyway to get it back and forth from our flying field. It also had an "unusual" paint scheme on it too. Nothing like any Ercoupe I have ever seen. The only other RC models available are really small electric versions.

RD