Aeronca C3 Collegian, Paolo Severin 40% scale kit

Aeronca C3 Collegian, Paolo Severin 40% scale kit

SKU: 8860
Category: Aeronca C-3 Collegian
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The Aeronca C-3 - a charmingly quaint and original aircraft, a truly unique combination of a scale airframe with a scale engine. The Valach VM 120B2-4T Boxer allowing her to float along on minimal power with the perfect scale sound.

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Aeronca C-3 Collegian 40% scale

A charmingly quaint and original aircraft, making a delightful subject for the model builder, with much of the appeal of a "Piper", but something different and more unusual, something that every second buddy does not have.

The Valach VM 120B2-4T Boxer is the ideal engine for the Paolo Severin Aeronca C-3, allowing her to float along on minimal power, just like the full-size "Airknocker" and with the perfect scale sound to complete the picture. We have designed an Epoxy-fiberglass dummy crankcase, out of which the Valach cylinders quite convincingly appear to "grow" as if it is a miniature Aeronca E-113 engine, making this model a truly unique combination of a scale airframe with a scale engine.

The Aeronca C-3 is also very easy to fly. Seeing Groucho flying her around the sky is a real pleasure, increased by putting her through a few narrow turns now and again.

The full-size Aeronca C-3

was introduced in 1931, it featured room for a passenger seated next to the pilot and was powered by a new 36 hp (27 kW) Aeronca E-113 engine. The side by side seating configuration made flight training much easier and many Aeronca owners often took to the skies with only five hours of instruction - largely because of the C-3's predictable flying characteristics. Both the C-2 and C-3 are often described as "powered gliders" because of their gliding ability and gentle landing speeds - it was almost impossible to make a hard landing with an Aeronca because the pilot could easily see his wheels approach the runway.

Production of the C-3 was halted in 1937, when the aircraft no longer met new U.S. government standards for airworthiness. Many of the C-3's peculiarities - external wire braces, extensive fabric construction, single-ignition engine, and lack of an airspeed indicator - were no longer permitted. Fortunately for the legion of Aeronca owners, a "grandfather" clause in the federal regulations allowed their airplanes to continue flying, although they could no longer be manufactured.

Specifications:

Scale:         1 to 2.5 (40%)
Wingspan: 4.40 m   (173 in)
Length:       2.50 m   (98.4 in)
Wing area: 2.00 m² (3100 sq in)

Weight with VM 120B2-4T: approx. 17.5 kg (38.6 lb)

The Aeronca C-3 kit contains:

Stainless steel sandblasted fuselage
Stainless steel sandblasted tailplanes
Functional scale undercarriage with double action hydraulic shock absorbers
Functional sprung tail skid
Scale Aeronca-E113 engine crankcase dummy to fit over the VM 120B2-4T crankcase, made of Fibreglass
Functional scale exhaust for the VM 120B2-4T
CNC cut aluminium sheeting
Real leather cushions and headrest
Scale Aluminium instruments panel with instruments
CNC cut jig for fast building of the scale ribs
Cedar spars and strips
CNC cut plywood parts
Streamline flying wires, ready to mount
Scale Toggle Clips for the top cowling
Screws and laser cut stainless steel fittings
Wheels
Rolled full scale colour plans
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