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Old March 10th 08, 07:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_24_]
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On Mar 9, 10:39*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
for anyone who is actually interested in that, it was sidney Struhl

who
designed th eFF model.

There's an online free plan for it here..

http://www.theplanpage.com/Months/2802/Struhl%
20Ercoupe_files/erocoup...

Neat.

Have you ever seen the Minicoupe?

I think it's pretty cool little experimental based on the Ercoupe.
Just needs the rounded vertical stabilizers ... but it does have
rudder pedals (didn't some Ercoupe models have them?). Not many
around, that's for sure. I looked around on the 'Net but saw only one
builder currently doing one.

http://www.theminicoupe.com/_wsn/page2.html








I saw one on ebay that had been sitting in someone's yard alright. I
remember them when they were new and probably saw one or two floating
around various fly-ins back then, but i don't think it had much to
recommend it except it was probably pretty easy to build. I think it had
conventional controls. If I were going to build a little single seat
putt putt it'd come pretty low on my list, though. I think a Pixie or
baby ace would be a better deal by far. Or even a Volksplane or Hummel
bird.


Bertie