ERCO Ercoupe - Specifications (Ercoupe 415-C)

Specifications (Ercoupe 415-C)

Data from EAA Museum, Federal Aviation Administration, Plane & Pilot

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
• Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
• Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
• Wing area: 142.6 ft² (13.25 m²)
• Empty weight: 749 lb (339 kg)
• Useful load: 511 lb (233 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 1,260 lb (572 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-75-12, 75 hp (56 kW) at 2,300 rpm

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 125 knots (144 mph, 232 km/h)
• Maximum speed: 96 knots (110 mph, 177 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 83 knots (95 mph, 153 km/h)
• Stall speed: 42 knots (48 mph, 77 km/h)
• Range: 261 NM (300 mi, 482 km)
• Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 550 ft/min (2.79 m/s)
• Wing loading: 8.83 lb/ft² (43.17 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (210 W/kg)