Aeronca L3b For Sale

Aeronca 65 tac n39596 c5603ta at eaa oshkosh 1994.

Aeronca l3b for sale. Its simplicity and functionalism allows accurate and precise photographs. Aeronca aeronca aircraft parts. Our company operates with a 1943 aeronca 0 58l 3b grasshopper aircraft. The army ordered the first o 58s in 1941 to test the use of light aircraft.

Unfortunately by the time that the united states entered the war the aeronca l 3 and sister ship taylorcraft l 2 were declared operationally obsolete and never formally left for a foreign front. Page 1 of 1. Aeroncas l 3 was a military version of the model 65tc defender and is equipped with a continental a65 8 65 horsepower engine. Military paint and markings super lite damage cute and cheap.

Entry into wwii beating out the piper cub. Univair carries hundreds of quality faa pma approved and original factory parts specifically for the aeronca 7 and 11 series bellanca champion citabria decathlon and scout aircraft. The c5603ta on the vertical fin is the aeronca serial number not military. The l 3 originally designated o 58 was the military version of the aeronca model 65 defender.

In 1941 the united states army air corps ordered four examples of the aeronca 65 tc defender designated yo 58 for evaluation of the suitability of light aircraft for observation and liaison purposesit also placed similar orders with piper and taylorcraft aircraftservice tests during the us armys annual maneuvers proved successful and resulted in large orders. The aeronca l 3 series was the first of the o observation airplanes chosen after the us. We also have distributor parts such as tires batteries tailwheels and much more. Aircraft historythe aeroncautical corporation of america aeronca was formed in november of 1928.

1943 aeronca l 3b genuine warbird. Modified with a wider fuselage bigger windows and military equipment the l 3b was used as a patrol plane vip transport and artillery spotter and director. This high wing light airplane could operate from small hastily built flying fields. This was partially due to a nasty tendency for it to stall and spin in a left hand turn partially because newer and more capable aircraft were already being pressed into service.

Search our listings for used new airplanes updated daily from 100s of private sellers dealers. They are typically on the bill of sale from the military to the first civilian owner and that is nearly always in the faa file which can be purchased.