General Aviation
Aeronca 65-Taf
Manufacturer: AERONCA
The Aeronca 65TAF Defender is a tandem‑seated, high‑wing trainer from the Aeronca Chief family. Built in the 1940s, it was powered by a 65‑hp Continental A‑65 engine and produced 115 examples for the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- aeronca-65-taf
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 3
- Example Registration
- N200GB
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 10.97 m / 36 ft
- Length
- 6.43 m / 21 ft
- Height
- 2.74 m / 9 ft
- Max Speed
- 169 km/h / 105 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 158 km/h / 98 mph
- Range
- 400 km / 220 nmi
- Ceiling
- 4600 m / 15000 ft
- First Flight
- 1937
- Total Built
- 13700
Variants
- 65-TAF- 3 registrations - Example N200GB
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- Aeronca 15ac - 162 registrations
- Aeronca 65-Ca - 139 registrations
- Aeronca 0-58b - 132 registrations
- Aeronca 7dc - 122 registrations
- Aeronca 7ccm - 90 registrations
Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=200GB
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36821
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5953V
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronca_Chief_family