Aeronca 11 Chief
The Aeronca Chief is a single-engine, light aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear and two seats in side-by-side configuration, which entered production in the United States in 1945.
| Aeronca Chief | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aeronca |
| Designer | Raymond F. Hermes at Aeronca |
| First flight | 1945 |
| Introduction | 1946 |
| Produced | 1946–1950 |
| Number built | over 2,300 |
| Variants | HAL Pushpak |
Designed for flight training and personal use, the Chief was produced in the United States between 1946 and 1950. The Chief was known as a basic gentle flyer with good manners, intended as a step up from the 7AC Champion which was designed for flight training.
Like many classic airplanes, it has a significant adverse yaw, powerful rudder and sensitive elevator controls. It had a well-appointed cabin, with flocked taupe sidewalls and a zebra wood grain instrument panel. There was never a flight manual produced for the 11AC or 7AC series airplanes, as a simple placard system was deemed enough to keep a pilot out of trouble.