N82278 - 1946 AERONCA 7 AC CHAMP

1946

AERONCA

7 AC CHAMP

7AC-907

N82278

Used

VFR

Own this vintage, award-winning taildragger and you're guaranteed front row parking at any fly-in! This is a beautiful Champ, once owned by Author and Pilot Richard Bach. It has no internal electrical system, so it must be hand prop started and has no COMM or NAV radios. But if you're looking for a truly authentic flying experience, then this airplane is your ticket. The airplane was meticulously restored in 1994 at Thun Field Pierce County Airport in Puyallup, WA, where among other things, all steal parts were sandblasted, primed and coated; all aluminum parts were cleaned, etched, and primed; all of the wooden wing spars, stringers, and the floorboards were replaced with new, period appropriate materials; and the entire airframe was covered using Stits Poly-Fiber and was repainted following the authentic Aeronca paint scheme. The plane also received new main tires, brakes, and bearings, new control cables, new windows and windshield; new throttle cable, new oil pressure gauge, oil temp gauge, gas gauge, and a new tachometer. Also during the restoration, an overhauled Continental C-65-8A, 65 HP was installed, along with new gas and oil lines, spark plugs and ignition harness. It also received an overhauled McCauley 1B90 propeller. In 1999, a Scott 3000 Steerable Tailwheel was installed. This aircraft is sport-pilot legal and does not require ADS-B as long as it is remains non-electrical. NC82278 is currently available for showing and demonstration flights at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), Washington. For the answers to all your questions or to arrange a personal viewing, please contact Jeff Lustick of Tomahawk Aero Services at 360-510-1139 or email.

3480.0

3480 TTAF, Leather Seats, Qualifies as LSA, based at KAWO in Washington State.

324

SMOH

Continental C-65-8A, 65 HP, 324 SMOH (1800 TBO), 10 STOH, no electrical system, prop starts only, Autogas STC, new gas and oil lines, new baffles.

McCauley 1B90/CM7443 all aluminum prop, 324 SPOH

Autogas STC Upgraded to Scott Tailwheel

No electrical, Radio hookup in cockpit, ACK Model E-01 Emergency Locator Transmitter, Magnetic Compass, Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator, Tachometer, Oil Temp/Pressure Gauges.

1994

Complete airframe restoration in '94, including new paint, new spar, all-over Stits Poly-Fiber in vintage colors, upgraded to Scott Tailwheel.

1994

2

Leather seats New floorboards, 1994

Annual Inspection Completed 9/17 Next Annual Due 9/18