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American light aircraft
12AC Chum
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Role
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Two-seat touring aircraft and trainer
Type of aircraft
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National origin
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United States
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Manufacturer
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Aeronca
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Number built
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2
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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.
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Specifications (Chum)
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Data from
Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947
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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 m
2
)
- 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/m
2
)
- Fuel consumption:
0.469 lb/mi (0.1322 kg/km)
- Power/mass
:
16.47 lb/hp (10.04 kg/kW)
See also
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Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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- ^
K.O. Eckland (November 9, 2009).
"Aeronca"
.
aerofiles.com
. Retrieved
December 5,
2017
.
- ^
Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1947).
Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947
. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. p. 177c.
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