Fred Weick and the Ercoupe
Image:
Short Caption:
Fred Weick during flight tests of an Everell automatio variable pitch propeller made by Koppers in 1945.
Description:
Fred Weick stands by his Erco 415 Ercoupe that featured a combined aileron and rudder system and a control wheel for elevator pitch. Designed not to stall or spin, it was the only marketable result of the 1934 “Poor Man’s Airplane” challenge issued by Gene Vidal, director of the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce. No manufacturer could produce an aircraft in the $700 to $1,000 range. The Museum has the first production model.
Credit:
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Number:
NASM 83-12597
Full Size Image:
Date:
1945
Media Type:
Image
Topic:
