Aeronca 15AC
Sedan
VT-CUY
(c/n 15AC-108)
This was the last of the models to
be produced by Aeronca. Champion, when they picked
up the rights to build Aeronca aircraft in
1950, only produced the 7 series. Only 561 Sedans
were built and hence photographs of
them are fairly rare. For the image above I chose this
Indian registered example since it is showing the standard
Sedan
livery when new. It was
operated by the Madras Flying Club in the early
1950s. The US registered aircraft shown
below was on a dull day in March 1963 at a very muddy Pacoima Air Park,
long before this
field was fully developed.
The Sedan was
a much larger aircraft than the Champion or Chief with comfortable
seating
for four. It
was powered by a 145 hp Continental C145, although a small number had
the
165 hp Franklin
6A4-145-B3
engine.
Aeronca 15AC
Sedan N1189H
(c/n 15AC-203)