Aeronca 11 Chief
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The Aeronca Chief is a single-engine, light aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear and two seats in side-by-side configuration, which entered production in the United States in 1945.
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Aeronca Chief | |
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Role | Light utility aircraft |
Manufacturer | Aeronca |
Designer | Raymond F. Hermes at Aeronca |
First flight | 1945 |
Introduction | 1946 |
Produced | 1946–1950 |
Number built | over 2,300 |
Variants | HAL Pushpak |
Designed for flight training and personal use, the Chief was produced in the United States between 1946 and 1950. The Chief was known as a basic gentle flyer with good manners, intended as a step up from the 7AC Champion which was designed for flight training.
Like many classic airplanes, it has a significant adverse yaw, powerful rudder and sensitive elevator controls. It had a well-appointed cabin, with flocked taupe sidewalls and a zebra wood grain instrument panel. There was never a flight manual produced for the 11AC or 7AC series airplanes, as a simple placard system was deemed enough to keep a pilot out of trouble.