Aircraft model
ALON A2
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Alon A2 Aircoupe is the Ercoupe as revived in the mid-1960s by Alon Inc, with a sliding bubble canopy in place of the old sliding side windows, conventional rudder pedals as standard, a 90 hp engine and a more modern interior. It is the most developed version of the design before Mooney bought it and fitted a swept tail.
The rudder pedals are the significant change: an A2 is flown like a normal aeroplane and can be slipped, which the original 415-C cannot, so transitioning in or out is straightforward. It is quicker and better equipped than an Ercoupe and still cheap. At 1,450 lb gross it exceeds the light sport limit, so a sport pilot certificate is not sufficient. The fleet is small — roughly 250 were built — so some parts are specialist items, though much is shared with the Ercoupe.
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- ALON A2
What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental C-90-16F |
| Horsepower | 90 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1965 |
| Production end | 1967 |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 105 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 350 nm |
| Service ceiling | 15,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 700 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 46 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 550 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 406 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,450 lb |
| Empty weight | 900 lb |
| Usable fuel | 24 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 5 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $35,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $125,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,800 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $23,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $33,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 240 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 144 |
| Median year built | 1966.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 4 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 27.781 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 27.782 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 26 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 18.063 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 144 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 144 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 144 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 4.2 of 103 |
| Support | 7.3 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 4 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 25 · 181 models in class.
- Severity: class median 5.
- Access: class median 987.
- Support: class median 72.
- Liquidity: class median 20.59.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.