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The ERCO Ercoupe is an American low-wing monoplane aircraft that was first flown in 1937. It was originally manufactured by the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO) shortly before World War II ; several other manufacturers continued its production after the war.
In 1937, Berliner purchased 50 acres of land in Riverdale, Maryland near the College Park Airport and built the large ERCO factory and airstrip. One of ERCO's most significant achievements was the development of the Ercoupe aircraft. The first experimental model of the Ercoupe was test-flown at College Park airport in 1937.
The most obvious difference is that the M10 replaces the iconic Ercoupe-style dual vertical stabilizer with a tail designed to allow the airplane to spin. Changes to the ailerons, along with replacement of the A2-A's tail, were motivated by Mooney's intent to market the M10 as a trainer: student pilots receiving training in a non-spinnable ...
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ERCO installed the IL-116 in the prototype Ercoupe Model 310 in 1939. The engine performed well, but ERCO discontinued it when Continental introduced the Continental A65 engine in 1940, which generated comparable horsepower at half the cost. ERCO manufactured parts for six IL-116s but only three were built.
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 20 ft (6.1 m) Wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m) Height: 8 ft (2.4 m) Wing area: 140 sq ft (13 m 2) Empty weight: 860 lb (390 kg) Gross weight: 1,400 lb (635 kg) Fuel capacity: 22 US gal (18 imp gal; 83 L) Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85J 4-cyl. horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 85 hp (63 kW) Propellers ...
The Alon A-4 is a prototype American light aircraft of the 1960s. Alon INC. of McPherson, Kansas was formed by two former executives of Beechcraft in 1963 and had initially built an improved version of the ERCO Ercoupe as the Alon A-2.
The first "rocket-assisted" take-off in the United States, a GALCIT booster fitted to an ERCO Ercoupe, at March Field, California, 1941. JATO (acronym for jet-assisted take-off) is a type of assisted take-off for helping overloaded aircraft into the air by providing additional thrust in the form of small rockets.