Aeronca C-2

what is it?

The Aeronca C-2 is an American light monoplane designed by Jean A. Roche and built by Aeronca Aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 128 km/htop speed
• range 384 kmwithout refuelling
• built 164made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 97 years ago, in 1929.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1929-10-20

number built

164

role

monoplane

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Aeronca

engines

1× Aeronca E-107

length

6.1 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2.3 m

top speed

128 km/h

cruise speed

104 km/h

range

384 km

ceiling

5,032 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.