Ercoupe picture

[Andrew D]

Hi all especially those that are good at Googling.

I built it some time ago, and could not get it to trim out very well at all.  Recently I striped everything back and started from scratch and I have it flying around nicely.  I intended to use it as the back up for the Indoor Nats in case my KK Auster arrow plays up.  The problem is that I cannot for the life of me find a picture of the particular aircraft in this scheme with the gold coloured arrow and registration letters.  I must of found it somewhere at the time to go to the effort of doing the detail.  I might of put something on the old hip pocket before the last great reset,  it I can't find it now.  Any help appreciated

[cvasec]

There is a picture here... https://airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000980017.html
Ron

[Andrew D]

Thanks.  I found that one, but it doesn't have the gold arrow like my model.  It seems this thing had lots of different paint jobs, which is no surprise given it is 70 years old!

[TheLurker]

Sorry, best matches I can find are

https://www.aerialperspectives.org/Airplanes/Ercoupe-a/i-kdjjVv7/A

Different serial No (N93834) and silver rather than gold arrow, but at least proves the arrow scheme isn't a figbox of your imagination.

C-FWFF Broad gold cheat "line", but may not have the arrow head. Obscured by wing.
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/693307/C-FWFF

[Andrew D]

Sorry, best matches I can find are

https://www.aerialperspectives.org/Airplanes/Ercoupe-a/i-kdjjVv7/A

Different serial No (N93834) and silver rather than gold arrow, but at least proves the arrow scheme isn't a figbox of your imagination.

C-FWFF Broad gold cheat "line", but may not have the arrow head. Obscured by wing.
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/693307/C-FWFF

TBH I was beginning to think I was cracking up, but I can't imagine I went to all of that effort do do the gold arrow (it's hand cut from tissue) without anything to base it on....