Grumman American AA-05B Tiger
N3752W
(c/n AA5B-1188)
Introduced in 1974, the AA-5B Tiger had a 180 hp
Lycoming O-360-A4K engine and a 200 lb
TOGW increase
over the earlier AA-5A. It was the most numerous model built,
over 1500 being
delivered from
1975 to 1994. Bill Larkins photo above was taken at
Buchanan Field, Concord,
CA
Production was resumed in 1999 when Tiger Aircraft LLC
of Martinsburg, West Virginia
took over the
manufacturing rights. However, only 51 AG-5B Tigers were
produced from 2001
to 2006
before the company filed for bankruptcy.