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AERONCASingle-engine piston · Huntsville, TX

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Price
$29,000
Year
1946
Total time
4,090 hours
Location
United States
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Specifications

General

Sale Status
For Sale
Make/Model
AERONCA 7 CHAMPION AC
Registration #
N4160E
Serial #
7AC 7135
Total time
4090
Engine 1 Time
160 SMOH
Useful Load
338 lb
Condition
Used
Flight Rules
VFR

Airframe

Very easy to control taildragger. Cruises up to 90-95mph indicated at full power (around 2300rpm). Brakes are heel brakes that are not bad but also not too good. Solo from the front seat only.

Engine

  • C-85 engine, electric push button starter
  • compression - #1 - 70/80, #2 - 75/80, #3 - 74/80, #4 - 71/80
  • burns around 5 gallons an hour depending on how you run it.

Avionics

Microair T2000SFL Mode-C Transponder, No ADS-B out

Microair 760 Radio, Front and Backseat PTT switches

The built in intercom does work, but the quality is not great. We have been using a auxilary intercom box which works great and is included with the plane.

Interior

Interior
7-8/10 on both interior and exterior. Fabric is in good shape.

Detailed Description

Classic Champ but with 85hp engine instead of the original 65hp. This airplane is perfect for weekend flying, time building, or tailwheel training. Super easy airplane to fly, very enjoyable. The extra 20hp helps so much for short field operations which this plane is no stranger to.

Remarks

This plane does have wing mounted fuel tanks and a header tank, although only the header tank has been used recently. The wing tanks would likely need repair before use. The header tank has a 13 gallon fuel capacity which is about 3 hours, more than we have ever needed. I believe the wing tanks are 15 gallons capacity EACH, which brings the total fuel capacity to 43 gallons. Thats over 8 hours of flight time...

Aircraft record

N4160E

Registration

Registration
N4160E
Registered as
Aeronca 7AC
Year
1947
Serial number
7AC-7135
Engine
Cont Motor A&C65 Series · 65 hp
Certificate
Standard
Airworthiness date
1956-03-10
Registered since
2026-02-16
Registration valid to
2033-02-28
Status
Valid

Accidents and incidents

None on record