Top of the Aeronca line was the 4-seat 15AC Sedan, (built 1948-1951) a high-wing monoplane powered by a 145 hp Continental. The last civilian airplane to be produced by the Aeronca Manufacturing Corp., the 15AC Sedan (ATC 802), was also Aeronca’s first four-seater airplane. A prototype (NX/NC39800) appeared in 1947, and production began in 1948. The Sedan soon became a familiar sight at civilian fields. It featured an all-metal construction with a metal-skinned single-spar wing and fabric-covered, welded, steel-tube fuselage. Optional Franklin 165 hp engines were fitted into a few 15AC Sedans. Another option put the Aeronca on floats, and that version was called the S15AC.
The final production test flight took place on 23 October 1951, piloted by Earl Balon, after 561 had been built.
Aeronca 15AC Sedan
Engine: Continental C-145, 145hp@2700@SL
Propeller type: McCauley Fixed Pitch
Fuel type: 100LL
Max ramp weight: 2050 lb / 930 kg
Gross weight: 2050 lb / 930 kg
Landing weight: 2050 lb / 930 kg
Empty weight: 1150 lb / 522 kg
Useful load, std: 900 lb
Payload, full std fuel: 684 lb
Usable fuel, std: 36 USG
Oil capacity: 8 qts
Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in / 11.43 m
Length: 25 ft 3 in / 7.70 m
Height: 7 ft
Wing area: 216.4 sq.ft
Wing loading: 9.47 lb./sq.ft
Power loading: 14.1 lb/hp
Wheel base: 84 in
Wheel size: 6.00 x 6 in
Seating capacity: 4
Cabin doors: 1
Baggage capacity: 120 lb / 54.4 kg
Cruise 75% pwr/2,000 ft: 120 kt
Cruise 65% pwr/2,000 ft: 105 kt
Vs: 53 kt
Vso: 45 kt
Best rate of climb (SL): 570 fpm
Service ceiling: 12,400 ft / 3780 m
Takeoff ground roll: 500 ft
Landing ground roll: 1300 ft
Max range (w/ res) 75% pwr/2,000 ft: 430 nm
Fuel burn 75% pwr/2,000 ft: 8.8 USG/h
Aeronca 15AC Sedan
Engine: Franklin 6A40-165-B3, 165 hp
Propeller type: McCauley Fixed Pitch
Fuel type: 100LL
Max ramp weight: 2050 lb
Gross weight: 2050 lb
Landing weight: 2050 lb
Usable fuel, std: 36 USG
Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in
Overall length: 25 ft 3 in
Height: 7 ft
Wing area: 216.4 sq.ft
Wheel base: 84 in
Wheel size: 6.00 x 6 in
Seating capacity: 4
Cabin doors: 1
Baggage capacity: 120 lb
Aeronca S15AC Sedan
Engine: Continental C-145, 145hp@2700@SL
Propeller type: McCauley Fixed Pitch
Fuel type: 100LL
Max ramp weight: 2050 lb
Gross weight: 2050 lb
Usable fuel, std: 36 USG
Oil capacity: 8 qts
Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in
Overall length: 25 ft 3 in
Wing area: 216.4 sq.ft
Seating capacity: 4
Cabin doors: 1
Baggage capacity: 120 lb
Max range (w/ res) 75% pwr/2,000 ft: 430 nm
Fuel burn 75% pwr/2,000 ft: 8.8 USG/h
Undercarriage: twin float
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