National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

I am ready to spray the Red\Orange belly of my Champ. Does anyone know the Polytone part number for this mix? I have found the Randolph part number, but no one seems to know the Polytone number. If I cant get a part number for this mix, what would be the "closest" polytone color match? Onc...

My Champ project came with hydraulic brakes. The brakes (cleveland C-2000-H), and the wheels (cleveland C-38500-H) that are installed are fortunately listed on the original Type Certificate A-759. The master cylinders are straight off a J-3 Cub...Scott 45-12484. There are these massive rods that con...

I don't know what is wrong with the link to my blog. If you are not able to directly link to the blog, try typing in www.aeroncachamp.blogspot.com and see if opens. There are some interesting things that I found upon opening up the first wing. It says a lot for restoring one yourself (yes I know you...

Several of you might remember my postings about a year ago on the Chief I was rebuilding. I even had a link to my blog so you could watch the progress. I sold that Chief, finished thru the silver, to finance a RV-9 project. The day the Chief pulled out of here, I knew that I had made a huge mistake....

I am at the point in my project where I am rebuilding the wheels and brakes (46 Chief). When I got the project, the seller told me that he was including new brake disc clips. These new clips are close, but different. The old clips just "snapped" into place, where these new clips seem to be...

Where can I obtain the correct cables for my 11AC Chief? I was ready to replace the parking brake cable, so I went to Aircraft Spruce and purchased Bowden cable. It turns out that this is not the correct diameter, plus my old cable had round slip fittings swedged on all ends. Where can I purchase th...

Todd, I have found out that if you have a question, you can usually get it answered on this forum. I am trying to photograph everything that I do on my Chief. If I can help you via e-mail, please let me know. You can check out my website www.aeroncachief.blogspot.com It might give you encouragement ...

I need a picture of Your Aeronca Chief Seat Cushions. I have seats, but they are not original. Talking with Bill Pancake, I understand that the original seats had a flap on the back cushion that snapped to the front of the cloth baggage compartment. I have someone that can make these but he needs di...

I was wondering if the 46 Chief came with rubber floor mats, carpet, or plain old varnished wood. I have seen it done both ways, but in an effort to be as original as possible, I hope that someone can tell me how it was done at the factory. One restoration I saw used a rubber mat type material simil...

Once again, I am really confused. Since I did not have the pleasure of taking this airplane apart, putting it together again becomes quite a challenge. One owner says to lace it to the back of the front seat, while another says to mount snaps on a 1X2 and secure it that way. Someone please be a tie ...

It looks like I am missing part of my Chief. I ordered the Airtex baggage compartment for my Chief. It is the one with snaps all around the opening. I cant figure out what it connects to just aft of the seat. There must be a bar or some type of support for the forward edge og the baggage compartment...

Well, the mystery has been solved. After a great phone conversation with Bill Pancake, the headliner-fabric process has been made simple. Thanks Jerry for the great picture. That is exactly the way that Bill said to do it. That is the way the factory did it. Matt

Now I'm really confused...I looked at my old window frames and the fabric WAS wrapped around the frames, and glued to the interior portion. My best guess is that you must leave the headliner un-glued to the window frames until after you get the fabric installed. At that point you can go ahead and gl...