Photo ID: 1011408
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Model: 11CC Super Chief |
Registration: N4553E |
| Year: 1949 |
Serial Number: 11CC-252 |
| Engine(s): Continental C-85-8F |
Owner: Vance Sasinowski
Anchorage, AK |
| Location: Z41, Lake Hood Airstrip, Anchorage, AK |
Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
| Date: 2004, July |
Present Registration: Same |
Present Owner (FAA info): |
Notes: 8/12/04 - The sun was setting against this gorgeous little "Super Chief", about 10:00 p.m. on a July, Alaskan evening. It was a photo waiting to be taken.
According to Juptner's U.S. Civil Aircraft series, Aeronca Aircraft Corp. of Middletown, Ohio built 276, 11BC Super Chief's from 1948-51. This one would have been toward the end of production.
The 11CC is roomier than the 11AC and BC and a bit more deluxe. The last ones were reduced to $2475 to help stimulate sales. Wow! Juptner says that this is the only Chief that Aeronca officially called the Super Chief.
The Continental C-85-8 series does not have starter and generator drives, but many of these aircraft have been modified with the -12 engines, or the C-90 or O-200 which do. From what I read, the 11CC was one sweet little airplane. |
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