Aeronca K
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| Aeronca K | |
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| Aeronca K with Aeronca E-113 engine at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur airfield near St Louis, Missouri, in 2006 | |
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| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Aeronca |
| Designer | Jean A. Roache |
| Introduction | 1937 |
| Number built | 357 |
| Developed from | Aeronca C-2 |
The Aeronca Model K Scout was a US light airplane first marketed in 1937, the true successor to the popular C-2/C-3 line.
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[edit] Design
Powered by a dual-ignition Aeronca E-113C engine, the Model K Scout brought the Aeronca design up to modern aviation standards. Eliminating the Aeronca's traditional “bathtub” appearance, the Scout featured a strut-braced high wing with a fully enclosed cockpit seating two side-by-side.[1]
A total of 357 Aeronca Model K Scouts were built.[2]
[edit] Operational History
73 Model K were on the U.S. civil aircraft register in May 2009 and several examples are preserved in museums. The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has a example on display at its Pioneer Airport.[3]
[edit] Variants
- Model K - with Aeronca E-113C engine[4]
- Model KC - with Continental A-40 engine[5]
- Model KCA - with Continental A-50 engine[6]
[edit] Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- Empty weight: 744 lb (337 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,040 lb (472 kg) [4]
- Powerplant: 1 × Aeronca E-113 air-cooled flat-twin piston engine, 40 hp (30 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 93 mph (150 km/h; 81 kn)
- Range: 250 mi (217 nmi; 402 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
- Rate of climb: 450 ft/min (2.3 m/s)
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b c Simpson 2001, p. 16.
- ^ "Aeronca K". http://www.aeronca.com/k/AeroncaK/stories/the_aeronca_k.htm. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Aeronca K". http://museum.eaa.org/collection/aircraft/Aeronca%20K.asp#TopOfPage. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Aircraft Specification No. A-634" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/cf8a0a90173f66ec8525672a0071a79b/$FILE/A-634.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ Janet Rose Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bednarek. Dreams of flight: general aviation in the United States.
- ^ "Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A-675" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/3e569a2cc1afbc008525672a00727cf9/$FILE/A-675.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- Bibliography
- Simpson, Rod. Airlife's World Aircraft: The Complete Reference to Civil, Military and Light Aircraft. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
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