Other Advertisments from the 1940s Featuring the Ercoupe
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Aero Digest's Aviation Engineering, June 1941
This ad from page 183 for Naugahyde upholstery material features a letter from Fred Weick, designer of the Ercoupe, extolling the virtues of the material in the Ercoupe.
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Sinclair Aviation ad, June 18, 1945
This ad from page 197 of a weekly publication capitalizes on the success of the Ercoupe to advertise Sinclair's aviation products.
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Flying Magazine, June 1945
The Ercoupe was unusual in its use of an aluminum monocoupe fuselage and aluminum spar and ribs in the wing structure. Many of its contemporaries used a steel tube fuselage covered with fabric and a wooden wing similarly covered with fabric. This ad by Alcoa, just after WWII, capitalized on this new way of building airplanes. The structure of the Ercoupe wing shown was also unusual in the diagonal structure of the wing ribs which gave the wing impressive strength for its weight.
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Edo Floats Ad, July 1946
This full page ad appeared in July 1946 advertising that Edo floats were available for the Ercoupe. It appears that this ad was premature as my understanding is the test airplane failed spin testing and therefore the floats were never certified for the 'Coupe.
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Western Flying, August 1946
This full page ad for Auto-Lite aircraft wire appeared on page 63 of Western Flying in July 1946 comparing the safety of the Ercoupe with the dependability of Auto-Lite's wire.
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Skyways, November 1946
This full page ad from page 81 by Delco-remy promotes its electrical components for airplanes. The electrical system on the Ercoupe was an option. Without it, you had to hand prop the airplane - a potentially dirty and dangerous task that required some measure of strength - hence the choice of a female pilot in the ad.
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Flying Magazine, November 1946
In November 1946, Phillips 66 rode on the Ercoupe's coattails to promote its aviation gasoline and lubricants.
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Flying Magazine, January 1947
Another supplier of aircraft equipment using the Ercoupe to showcase its products.
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Skyways, May 1947
This full page ad from page 47 by Goodyear used to Ercoupe to promote Goodyear aviation tires and brakes.
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Skyways, August 1947
This full page ad from page 2 by Gulf Aviation Products shows a nifty way to get to the senior prom.
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Skyways, August 1947
This full page ad from page 59 by Continental, the manufacturer of the engine used by Ercoupe, included an Ercoupe as one of the airplanes the public might want to learn to fly.
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Skyways, August 1947
This ad from page 64 by Irwin Air Cute Co bragged about the chair parachute they had installed in the B-1 Beverage Company's Ercoupe.
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Skyways, August 1947
This by Beechcraft shows an array of airplanes certified to use its manually controled variable pitch propeller. There is an Ercoupe in the upper-right corner. The Ercoupe Type Certificate A-718 allows either the Beech model R002 or R003 to be used. The pitch of the Beechcraft propeller was set by a crank on the instrument panel.
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Skyways, December 1947
Like Beechcraft, Aeromatic sold a variable pitch propellor that was certified for use on the Ercoupe. However, the Aeromatic propeller automatically adjusts the pitch of the propeller based on the airspeed and dynamic load on the prop.
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Skyways, December 1947
Another Continental ad featuring various airplanes which use their engines. The Ercoupe is last in line for takeoff.
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Skyways, December 1947
Another Irwin Air Cute Co. showing the installation of an Irwin chair parachute in an Ercoupe.
