Aeronca 12 Chum
| 12AC Chum | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Two-seat touring aircraft and trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Aeronca |
| Number built | 2 |
The Aeronca 12AC Chum was a 2-seat cabin monoplane designed and produced by Aeronca in the United States in 1946. The design was a licence-built version of the ERCO Ercoupe.
Aeronca built two examples, the first with the standard twin tail and a second with a single tail, modified landing gear and all-metal wings.[1]
Specifications (Chum)
[edit]Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m)
- Height: 8 ft (2.4 m)
- Wing area: 140 sq ft (13 m2)
- Empty weight: 860 lb (390 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,400 lb (635 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 22 US gal (18 imp gal; 83 L)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85J 4-cyl. horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 85 hp (63 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich fixed pitch wooden propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 118 mph (190 km/h, 103 kn)
- Cruise speed: 108 mph (174 km/h, 94 kn) * Landing speed: 49 mph (43 kn; 79 km/h)
- Range: 250 mi (400 km, 220 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 11,000 ft (3,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 610 ft/min (3.1 m/s)
- Wing loading: 10 lb/sq ft (49 kg/m2)
- Fuel consumption: 0.469 lb/mi (0.1322 kg/km)
- Power/mass: 16.47 lb/hp (10.04 kg/kW)
See also
[edit]Related development
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