Aeronca C-2
- Period: Interwar (1919-1938)
- Uses: General Aviation
- First Flight: October 20, 1929
- Display Status: In Reserve Hangar.
The C-2 was designed to be a cheap and simple flying machine for the amateur pilot. Built at the beginning of the Great Depression, it appealed to those who could not afford larger more expensive airplanes because of its relatively low price. After the C-2 appeared at a Montreal air meet in 1930, the Aeronautical Corporation of Canada was formed in Toronto. This company imported and sold 17 C-2s and C-3s during the 1930s. Approximately 515 C-2s and C-3s had been made when production stopped in 1937.
A C-2 was flown higher than 6 000 m (20 000 ft), and one fitted with special fuel tanks remained aloft for 26 hours. The C-2 was dubbed the "flying bathtub" due to its unusual fuselage contour.
Museum Example
- Registration #: CF-AOR
- Manufacturer: Aeronautical Corporation of America, United States
- Manufacture Date: 1931
- Construction #: 9
- Aquisition Date: 1967
- Provenance: Purchase
The Museum specimen was the eighth C-2 manufactured. Prior to its acquisition in 1967, the aircraft passed through the hands of several owners. A more powerful engine was installed during this period, and the original vertical tail was replaced by that of a late-production C-3.
Specifications
- Wing Span:
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Length:
- 6.0 m (20 ft)
- Height:
- 2.3 m (7 ft 6 in)
- Weight, Empty:
- 184 kg (406 lb)
- Weight, Gross:
- 317 kg (700 lb)
- Cruising Speed:
- 105 km/h (65 mph)
- Max Speed:
- 129 km/h (80 mph)
- Rate of Climb:
- 137 m/min (450 ft)
- Service Ceiling:
- 5,030 m (16,500 ft)
- Range:
- 322 km (200 mi)
- Power Plant:
- one Aeronca E-113, 36 hp, horizontally opposed engine
