General Aviation
Aeronca 7ec
Manufacturer: AERONCA
The Aeronca 7EC, known as the Champ, is a single‑engine, high‑wing light aircraft designed for training and personal use. It entered production in 1945 and became one of the longest‑produced general‑aviation models, with variants adapted for military, floatplane, and light‑sport roles.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- aeronca-7ec
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 52
- Example Registration
- N1292H
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
- 7EC- 52 registrations - Example N1292H
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- Aeronca 7ac - 1,874 registrations
- Aeronca 11ac - 600 registrations
- Aeronca 7bcm - 174 registrations
- 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=1292H
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16BY
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2145E
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2215E
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2349E
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2913K
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=299SL
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronca_Champion