National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

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Home safely. Great trip, and such a positive crowd at the show. So much to see, and such a great experience. See you all next year. https://picasaweb.google.com/rhawleyholcombe/Oshkosh2013?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKzUkpHR_e2wSA&feat=directlink Nice photos. Looks like hungry horse dam. Did ...

I did this early am. $5.39 100ll around here. Been flying the heck out of a 115 hp Chief and really like it. Burns the same as my 100hp champ did but the chief is 15 mph faster and flys better. My dad used to take my sister and I out every 4th in the evening to watch the fireworks from above in his ...

I can also speak for a 100hp 0-200 champ. Had one this year. The 115hp will out do it. The 69 inch prop is no help. The 115hp runs a 74x44 prop. My 115hp chief is lighter than my old 100hp champ. If had to build one from having had a few. First I would take a chief over a champ and then I would put ...

I have a 115hp Chief. It will fly circles around a 65hp chief . If I put vg's on,it still would only be one circle. I myself would not waste the money on vg's. Buy fuel and really learn your bird or Buy HP.

Looks real good. Front adjustable seat, wide rear seat, hydraulic wheels and brakes,control sockets and sticks,rudder pedals, main landing gear plus a big front wheel . You should buy it and part it yourself. I have paper work and data and a/w for one to add to it.

Dale,
I have a Chief with a Buzz wagner stc'd Lycoming 0-235C1 115 hp that swings a 74x44 prop. Still LSA and still light. Send me an email.
Jim

The only kit for the 11ac is horse power. Anything else other than hp is a waste of money. I had a 170 with all the stall crap on it. Even if I put it in a 200 foot strip there was no way It would ever get out with the 145 hp engine. That is 145 hp if it was turning the rpm's to gain it, which it di...

Hello,
Can someone show me what the 47 chief has for the inside door handle? looking for a photo or drawing or?
Thanks Jim

Since this a active Chief topic, how about chief with a 115hp Lycoming. Done Buzz wagner stc GW staying at 1250 empty weight is 810 is that common for chief weights???? I know my 100hp champ was 853 empty.

Well I sold mine early this year and will have to think of something to post. Early morning or late in the evening It has always been a good read.

I see the new posts on the right side. what I mean is no one posted under post war aeronca champ airplanes for one month. I see other posts in other topics not in the champ topics. I remember reading new post almost everday under champs.

Sad to see it went a month without one post on a champ site. Things sure have changed .

Looks like the gear is 6' wide. Still need to know distance from main wheel to tailwheel.

Can anyone post how wide a chief gear is and how long is it from main gear to tailwheel.
Thanks.