This airplane sits in front of Barringer High School in Newark,Nj. No one there can identify it. Anyone have any idea of the make and model? Thanks
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8$\begingroup$ Just out of curiosity, even if no one there can identify the make/mode, does anybody there at least have some idea why it's there? $\endgroup$– Zach LiptonJun 15, 2019 at 18:55
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3$\begingroup$ @ZachLipton conversation piece and advertisement. The high school probably has an aviation program. $\endgroup$– John KJun 16, 2019 at 0:07
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5$\begingroup$ My daughter is a teacher at that school. Shes been told they had an aviation program years ago. $\endgroup$– P6017Jun 16, 2019 at 2:43
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5$\begingroup$ Some googling shows that the words on the back are "AEROSPACE ACADEMY", and that a Carmen Ruiz was a 1982 graduate and another Carmen Ruiz was the principal in 2008, possibly the same person. $\endgroup$– President James K. PolkJun 17, 2019 at 0:19
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1$\begingroup$ Notice the aircraft went through several manufacturers and names during its troubled life (it wasn't exactly a commercial success). Most commonly known as ERCO Ercoupe. $\endgroup$– jwentingJun 17, 2019 at 3:46
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1$\begingroup$ The strangest iteration being the last one, the Mooney Cadet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooney_M10_Cadet $\endgroup$– John KJun 17, 2019 at 4:08
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$\begingroup$ IIRC the Aircoupe has no rudder pedals, the rudder is interlinked with the yoke. Must make crosswinds landings interesting. $\endgroup$– GdDJun 17, 2019 at 8:54