The 1935 Aeronca L cabin monoplane was the Aeronautical Corporation of America’s first attempt at constructing a low-wing side-by-side cabin airplane. It was produced in four versions: the LA with a 70-hp Le Blond, first flying in November 1935 and piloted by Fred Fluck, the LB (28 built ATC 596) of 1936 using an 85-hp LeBlond or 70hp Rearwin-LeBlond, the LC (25 built in 1937) using a 90-hp Warner Scarab Junior, and the LD powered by a 90-hp Lambert.
The 1936 LC (ATC 614) was the company’s first departure from its high-wings. The first was powered by a 50hp Warner engine, subsequent one had a 90hp Warner Jr, priced at $3,275. One was the float-equipped LCS NC16289.
The prototype LW (NX14558) with 42hp Aeronca L-113, was so underpowered it only made one short flight.
The airframe of the Model L is of conventional mixed construction. The wings were built around a structure of spruce spars and ribs. The fuselage was a framework of welded steel tubing. Both the fuselage and the wings were covered with fabric.
Thirteen of the 1935 LA and LW model (ATC 596) were built, selling for about US$2750 and the LB sold for US$3000. The LA, designed by Giles Barton and Roger Schlemmer (who did the L series), was first flown in November 1935, piloted by Fred Fluck. The prototype LW NX14558 was powered by a 42hp Aeronca L-113, which was so underpowered it only made one short flight.
About 25 of the 1936, $3,275 LC model were built, of which one was the float-equipped LCS (NC16289). The prototype LC was first equipped with a 50hp Warner engine.
LA / LW
Engine: LeBlond 5DE, 70hp
Wing span: 36 ft 0 in
Length: 22 ft 6 in
Gross weight: 1,680 lb
Empty weight: 1,036 lb
Pay load: 644 lb
Max speed: 115 mph
Cruise speed: 100 lb
Stall speed: 48 mph
Initial climb rate: 500 fpm
Range: 500 sm
Seats: 2
LB
Engine: LeBlond 5DF, 90hp or Rearwin-LeBlond, 70hp
Wing span: 36 ft 0 in
Payload: 669 lb
Max speed: 120 mph
Cruise speed: 105 mph
Stall speed: 48 mph
Range: 500 sm
Seats: 2
LC
Engine: Warner Jr, 90hp
Wing span: 36 ft 0 in
Length: 22 ft 4 in
Payload: 646 lb
Max speed: 123 mph
Cruise speed: 108 mph
Stall speed: 45 mph
Range: 535 sm
Seats: 2
LCS
Engine: Warner Jr, 90hp
Wing span: 36 ft 0 in
Length: 22 ft 4 in
Payload: 659 lb
Max speed: 116 mph
Cruise speed: 100 mph
Stall speed: 48 mph
Range: 450 sm
Seats: 2
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