General Aviation
Aeronca 7ac
Manufacturer: AERONCA
The Aeronca 7AC Champion, nicknamed the "Champ" or "Airknocker", is a single‑engine, high‑wing light aircraft with tandem seating and conventional tailwheel gear. Designed to compete with the Piper Cub, it entered U.S. production in 1945 and became one of the longest‑produced light planes worldwide, with a revival in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and again in the 2000s for the light‑sport category.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- aeronca-7ac
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 1,876
- Example Registration
- N1001E
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 10.67 m / 35 ft
- Length
- 6.55 m / 21 ft
- Max Speed
- 153 km/h / 95 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 137 km/h / 85 mph
- Range
- 430 km / 230 nmi
- Ceiling
- 3800 m / 12500 ft
- First Flight
- 1944-04-29
- Production Start
- 1946
- Production End
- 1951
- Total Built
- 10000
Variants
- 7AC- 1,876 registrations - Example N1001E
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