Aeronca K
Aeronca K
Role	Type of aircraft
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Aeronca
Designer	Jean A. Roche
Introduction	1937
Status	Still in service
Primary user	Private pilot owners
Number built	357
Developed from	Aeronca C-2

The Aeronca Model K Scout is an American light airplane first marketed in 1937, and was the true successor to the popular C-2/C-3 line.

Design

Powered by a dual-ignition Aeronca E-113C engine, the Model K Scout brought the Aeronca design up to modern aviation standards. Eliminating the Aeronca's traditional “bathtub” appearance, the Scout featured a strut-braced high wing with a fully enclosed cockpit seating two side-by-side.^[1]

A total of 357 Aeronca Model K Scouts were built.^[2]

Operational history

73 Model K were on the U.S. civil aircraft register in May 2009 and several examples are preserved in museums. The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin has an example on display at its Pioneer Airport.^[3] N18877 is on display at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, CA.^[4][5]

Variants

^[1]

• Model K - with Aeronca E-113C engine^[6]
• Model KC - with Continental A-40 engine^[7]
• Model KCA - with Continental A-50 engine^[8]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
• Empty weight: 744 lb (337 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,040 lb (472 kg) ^[6]
• Powerplant: 1 × Aeronca E-113 air-cooled flat-twin piston engine, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 93 mph (150 km/h, 81 kn)
• Range: 250 mi (400 km, 220 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
• Rate of climb: 450 ft/min (2.3 m/s)