1937 Boeing Pt-13A Stearman
Marie’s personal Aeronca Trainer “Mary Poppins”
When it comes to simple, affordable and reliable training aircraft, nothing beats the mid-century “Flivvers” – the Continental 65hp powered Piper Cub, the Taylorcraft and Aeronca 7AC Champ. These planes provided returning war veterans with the possibility to continue flying and to train a new generation of pilots with an economical, fun to fly aircraft.
The Champ is a great tailwheel training aircraft and at only €22,500(no VAT)
the cost is substantially less than a comparable J3 Cub!
Flight training and pilot certification available.
Budd Davisson (EAA Sport Aviation, June 1997) writes:
When it comes to picking their favorite post-war trainer, most folks fall into line behind one of two airplanes: The Cub or the Champ. Both have their supporters and detractors, but all will admit that the little Aeronca Champ is the only classic of the period to give the Cub a run for its money in the learning-to-fly game. …
In laying out the configuration of the Champ, designer Ray Hermes took square aim at his primary competition, the J-3 Cub, which by that time, was nearly a decade old. He made a list of every one of the Cub's shortcomings and designed them out of his new airplane. The final lines of the Champ are the net result of Anti-Cub design goals.
Forward visibility had always been a Cub weak point and Hermes solved that in two ways. First, he put the pilot in the front seat and, second, he raised the seating position and dropped the nose so the pilot could see straight ahead while on the ground. This is why a Champ appears so high in the cabin, when compared to the Cub. The Cub may have finer, sleeker lines, but the Champ pilot can not only see where he's going but sits up in real comfort (relatively speaking).
Cubs also came in for criticism in the drafty arrangement of the door. While the split door may be perfect for viewing sunsets today, when the Cub was working for a living, instructors and students alike cursed the leaky doors. The Champion used a hinged, single-piece door not unlike an automobile.
A little over 8,100 Champs were produced, most of which were the 65 hp 7ACs which ended production in April of 1948 to be replaced by the 85 hp 7BCM… A good design has a way of surviving and the 7EC is one of those. In 1954, Champion Aircraft of Osceola, Wisconsin, put the 7EC back into production where it continued to be up-graded, eventually becoming the 7ECA Citabria in the early 1960's.
Recent refurbishment work on N470AB wings and airframeincluded:
New wing spars (4) on AD concerns- All new wing hardware
- New leading and training edges
- New aileron cables and pushrods
- New attachment hardware
- New Univair main lift struts and forks
- Ailerons inspected, etched, alodine treated
- Aileron fairleads replaced
- New elevator cables installed
- New tail brace wires installed
- New aileron attach bearings
- Wings and ailerons recovered in Ceconite
- New Tailwheel main leaf springs
- New Tailwheel steering springs
Upgrades and features:
- Hooker 4 strap Harnesses, front and rear (STC)
Bracket Air Filter (STC)
LOCATION:
The aircraft is fully EU imported and located in Tuscany Italy at Aviosuperfice Pratello..
Tax paid documentation included.
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