Aeronca K Explained

The Aeronca Model K Scout is an American light airplane first marketed in 1937, and was the true successor to the popular C-2/C-3 line.

Design

Powered by a dual-ignition Aeronca E-113C engine, the Model K Scout brought the Aeronca design up to modern aviation standards. Eliminating the Aeronca's traditional “bathtub” appearance, the Scout featured a strut-braced high wing with a fully enclosed cockpit seating two side-by-side.^[1]

A total of 357 Aeronca Model K Scouts were built.^[2]

Operational history

73 Model K were on the U.S. civil aircraft register in May 2009 and several examples are preserved in museums. The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has an example on display at its Pioneer Airport.^[3] N18877 is on display at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, CA.^{[4] [5]}

Variants

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• Model K - with Aeronca E-113C engine^[6]
• Model KC - with Continental A-40 engine^[7]
• Model KCA - with Continental A-50 engine^[8]

See also

• Aeronca Chief family

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Simpson, Rod. Airlife's World Aircraft: The Complete Reference to Civil, Military and Light Aircraft. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. .

Notes and References

1. Simpson 2001, p. 16.
2. Web site: Aeronca K. 30 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101206234634/http://www.aeronca.com/k/AeroncaK/stories/the_aeronca_k.htm. 6 December 2010. dead.
3. Web site: Aeronca K. 20 March 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095540/http://museum.eaa.org/collection/aircraft/Aeronca%20K.asp#TopOfPage. 19 July 2011.
4. Web site: Aeronca K Scout. 2017-01-06. Yanks Air Museum. en-US. 2019-12-18.
5. Web site: FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-Number Inquiry. registry.faa.gov. 2019-12-18.
6. Web site: Aircraft Specification No. A-634. 2011-09-27. Federal Aviation Administration.
7. Book: Dreams of flight: general aviation in the United States. Janet Rose Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bednarek.
8. Web site: Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A-675. 2011-09-27. Federal Aviation Administration.