| Alex Morton, e-mail, 12.03.2011 21:15 test reply |
| William Sauers, e-mail, 06.03.2011 05:43 There is an aircraft of AERONCA MISSING FROM THE FILES, THE AERONCA KCA . i BELIEVE 14 WERE MADE 1938-1940.iT WAS SIDE BY SIDE PREDESSOR OF THE CHAMP. I OWNED ONE FOR 2 YEARS 1965-1966.I HAD ALL THE RECORDS FROM WHEN IT WAS BUILT. I CAN SEND PICS TO HELP UPDATE INFO. PLEASE ADVISE reply |
| Frederick Daugherty, e-mail, 20.01.2011 16:55 As per last entry the tail # of Aeronca chief #8090E. anybody seen her? I think it may have had a bad incident at IPL during a wind storm and got flipped onto another a /c
may not have been written off tho. reply |
| Fred Daugherty, e-mail, 20.01.2011 15:53 In 1970, I "Ferried" a Aeronca "Chief" from Cable Airport, Cal. to Imperial co.Airport for a buyer. I found it to be real squirrly on take off. On landing at IPL did a groundloop..no twr there..first flight in a tail dragger. reply |
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| fred hogan, e-mail, 12.01.2011 05:24 the picture is an c3 built in england under license. the c3 is easy to fly and fun but way underpowered. performs ok with one person...not so good with two. many were converted to 65 hp cont. Aeronca made well over dozen models of aircraft before ending complete small aircraft in 1950's. the factory still exists in middletown, ohio making aircraft related parts reply |
| Jack Ohmart, e-mail, 22.11.2010 14:33 I owned an Aeronca L3B & obtained my license in 1944 at Brockton, Mass. after 8 hours of training. It's cruising speed was 72 mph with a 10 gal gas tank. It had 5 instruments plus a wire out the top of the cowling as a gas gage. Wish I had it now. reply |
| gil Morris, e-mail, 14.10.2010 17:20 Very surprised the Aeronca C-2 (flying bathtub)isn't shown as it was the first to usher in General Aviation. reply |
| charles a. kulp, sr, e-mail, 27.09.2010 23:29 i used to own c-3 n16563 in late 40,s early 50,s. real fun little plane. 2.5 gals. per hour. single ignition. i flew mine 400 hrs. only one engine problem in that time. only two spark plugs and one went out, but still about 1300 rpm on one cyl. reply |
| Ned Gulbran, e-mail, 16.09.2010 01:52 Peter Bowers (late aircraft historian) told me that he had a hard time flying his Aeronca C-3 over Stampede Pass (under 3,000 ft.) in Washington. Not much oomph. But it must have been fun to fly. reply |
| dale mac, e-mail, 12.04.2010 03:27 all i can remember that it was a tricky little bugger to taxi around. the tail wheel was the secret reply |
| Harry Spencer, e-mail, 31.08.2010 08:49 In 1969, a couple of us bought and rebuilt a 1937 C3. It was pretty much original, with the two cyl Aeronca engine with 35 hp, stick with a loop top between the pilot and passanger, cork with a wire up for a gas guage, no brakes and a tail skid. It even had a pair of floats that we never mounted. Carb heat was an aircleaner around the exhaust that was in the front of the cowl. Cruise was about 55, fuel was an hour and 47 minutes. They were replaced by the Areonca K, same engine, but struts instead of flying wires. Had one of those a couple of years after we got the C-3. The K had the same engine, but it was built under license by the JAP engine co in England. reply |
| Robert Brann, e-mail, 10.03.2010 22:52 The C3 was called "The Flying Bathtub" for obvious reasons. At 7 yrs. old my dad took me for a ride in one and on landing I thought my butt would scrape the runway at Rosevelt Field, L.I. because the seat is so close to the ground. reply |
| Bert Reames, e-mail, 18.02.2010 23:56 Was the C-3 what we used to call the Aeronca Duck? reply |
| James Keck, e-mail, 05.07.2008 17:57 10 days ago I sent in some comments about my Aeronca C-3. There has been no printing on this on the Aeronca C-3 page. reply |
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| Ralph Gergel, e-mail, 27.06.2008 00:17 Aeronca also made the Aeronca 'Chief', a side-by-side version with steering-wheel for each occupant. reply |
| Dick Weaver, e-mail, 10.06.2008 22:04 Where can I find construction and performance data on the C-2 or C-3? Glide angle, cord, etc. reply |
| Capt. Phil, e-mail, 04.05.2008 05:31 The C3 was built in Cincinnati Ohio in the 1930's.
www.airventuremuseum.org /collection /aircraft /Aeronca%20C-3%20Collegian.asp reply |
