Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.
Today’s Top Pick is a 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief.
Many pilots dream of finding the ideal project airplane that will keep them busy in the hangar for a year or two before emerging in beautiful, airworthy condition and ready to return to the skies.
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Identifying such aircraft is difficult without the help of experts on the specific type. Promising prospects are out there, though, and are worth a look.
Just about anyone who has built model airplanes out of balsa-wood sticks and tissue-paper covering has imagined scaling up the effort to create an aircraft in which one could fly. The aircraft for sale today has been stored in a hangar for years but appears complete but in need of reassembly. This machine could make just about anyone happy to whip out tools and get to work.
This Aeronca Chief has 880 hours on the airframe and 400 hours since overhaul on its 65 hp Continental A-65 engine. The aircraft is equipped with a 12-gallon main fuel tank and an 8-gallon auxiliary tank. Its exterior was repainted in 1995. The VFR panel includes basic flight and engine instruments.
Pilots looking for an inexpensive vintage taildragger that needs work but has potential should consider this 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief, which is available for $8,500 on AircraftForSale.
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