National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

Richard, the C Series flys very well. I've never felt underpowered flying my C-2. But, I do have the big E-113 37 HP Engine. Glad to hear that Ron is working on the C-3. He got a fuel tank from me several years back. Dennis Nichols, from Tri-Cities was over to Seattle last week. I gave him a good to...

To All Members of the AERONCA Community, It is with sadness, that I report the passing of John Houser. He passed away peacefully this morning (Christmas Eve). John loved airplanes. He really loved the planes made by AERONCA. John was an Engineer with AERONCA since the '40s. His favorite Aeronca was ...

Paul mentioned the need to measure your aileron. There are 3 variations of the early ailerons. The K ailerons are almost exactly like the ones for the Pre-War Chiefs. And then there are the Tandem "T" ailerons. The one you want is Part Number 5-11. The distance from end to end (of the body...

Greg,
Good talking to you. I'll be happy to help with your aileron.

Keep up the good work. I'll get you some better pictures of my project. I'll also get some better ones on this site.

Craig

Matt, thanks for the encouragement! Along with getting good at rivets, I'm also getting good at drilling out rivets!! I thought I would put a couple more pics out on the site. I hope to have the aileron done this weekend and then it's final rig check and Annual. My dream is to get this to Middletown...

It's been awhile since my last update. It's close, but we all know that the last 10% takes 90% of the time. It's together enought that I've got a good bit of taxi time and the engine is running perfect!!!! It was on display at Arlington last year The last piece of the puzzle is replacing some skin o...

My first plane was a '39 65C. I think you're going to be very happy with your new toy!!! I don't mean to start any wars of BS here, but the PreWars fly better than the Post Wars. They use a Clark Y airfoil. With an 85, it must be a hoot with no floats. Please let us know what kind of climb and cruis...

John,Very Nice Chief !!!!!!! It looks like you guys have a good time flying all winter. Here are a couple of the pics from your EAA Chapter Site. I urge everyone to go to the EAA Chapter 1221 site. Lots of good pictures of a lot of fun!!! Whoever does your website does a really good job. http://www....

David, what you have are Yoke number 3-148. They are 1 of 3 different yoke styles that were on the 65CA/65LB Chiefs, The "Name Plate - Control Wheel" is 1-845. This is the same part number that was used through the later 11 series of Chiefs. But the early parts are differnt even though the...

I'm on the lookout for C-3/2 tail feathers (any model) in any condition. What are you looking at for a price?

You can contact me direct at cmacveigh@hotmail.com

Thanks,
Craig

Is there anyone going to the fly-in at the WAAAM Museum in Hood River, Oregon next weekend? If you've never been there, you're missing out. They have over a 100 planes. All with drip pans (See the LC picture). Many of them are kept in flying status. They have more 3 cylinder powered planes than I ha...

Does anyone have pictures of the Champ auxiliary fuselage tank? Charles Charles, The tank is a 5.5 gallon tank that is mounted over the baggage compartment. The tank is part #/Drawing # 7-556. The tank installation drawing is 7-565. I can send these to you diredt. They are big files. I know I have p...

Jim,
What model do you have? They are all just a little different.

Most were originaly mounted above the wing butt fitting on the forward spar. But, you mostly see them now mounted between the landing gear.
Craig

Nicole,
Welcome to the our group!!!!

I'm in Renton. I don't have a Tandem, but I can certainly help with a lot of your questions. I'd love the opportunity to look over a TF project. I've got most of my toys out at Crest.

Craig
cmacveigh@hotmail.com

I'm looking for some oleo parts for the landing gear. I'm mostly looking for the fittings, so if you have any oleos that are pitted or messed up, that would be OK. Even if the fittings have seen better days, I could use it. Of course if they are perfect, I won't turn up my nose. But, this is an oppo...