The Aeronca is everything a proper aeroplane should be. A perfect combination of floaty fabric wings trussed with wires and a sputtering vintage engine chucking out puffs of lovely smelling smoke. Just beautiful! 🙂
I rebuilt the carburettor last year, much better at idle with a lot less smoke. The flat spot is a result of the crude automatic advance and retard mechanism which is actuated by the throttle; not so pronounced since the carb rebuild. Uses even less fuel now 😉
@@FlyingForFunTrecanair I was going to speculate that the flat spot has got to be down to carburetion but a lagging AR would not help. On JAP motorcycle carbs (Amal) a pool of fuel builds around the main jet at idle when the throttle opens it gets sucked in and gives the effect of a throttle pump. Gravity makes this impossible in an updraught carb and aircraft don't need throttle pumps anyway as the load is fairly constant and adjusted gently. My father was something of an expert on carburettors as he ran the flow bench for Pratt and Whitney overhaulers Field Aviation Services at Croydon in the 1950's. I think I must have been the only 12 year old that knew how Amal, Stromberg and SU carbs worked. This knowledge never helped me get the girls but I did get a second prize in a boring old git competition in later life. Love the videos.
@@FlyingForFunTrecanairA RUclipsr PeterSiripol built an ultralight electric from foam and tube. It flew quite well and looked a bit like an Aeronca but I doubt it will last anything like as long.
@@thamesmud Steel tube is cheap, quick and easy. If mild steel tube is used (minor weight penalty but inexpensive) it can be MIG welded. I’ve come across several vintage ultralights that had brazed joints, were most successful.
The Aeronca is everything a proper aeroplane should be. A perfect combination of floaty fabric wings trussed with wires and a sputtering vintage engine chucking out puffs of lovely smelling smoke. Just beautiful! 🙂
The words of a scholar sir! It's the best vintage machine ever. I've owned it for 28 years now, still keeps me thoroughly delighted.
It would be a privilege to see FT in the flesh. Perhaps one day... Keep up the great work with the channel - power to your elbow, sir!
This is aviation at its purest, beautiful.
LOL. look at that compass!
She's Flys pretty nice. Seemed pretty quite in cabin.
It’s a bit noisier than the film suggests but not too bad. This was my first go at filming the aircraft 👍
Nice flying Captain !
Was taken up for a circuit in G-AEWV, an Aeronca 100 (UK-built version of the C3) back in the early 60's. Glorious! I wonder what's happened to her...
WV survives, is being rebuilt at present.
What a beauty!
Flat spot produces lots of black smoke. Too rich condition? Thanks for sharing 👍
I rebuilt the carburettor last year, much better at idle with a lot less smoke. The flat spot is a result of the crude automatic advance and retard mechanism which is actuated by the throttle; not so pronounced since the carb rebuild. Uses even less fuel now 😉
@@FlyingForFunTrecanair
I was going to speculate that the flat spot has got to be down to carburetion but a lagging AR would not help. On JAP motorcycle carbs (Amal) a pool of fuel builds around the main jet at idle when the throttle opens it gets sucked in and gives the effect of a throttle pump. Gravity makes this impossible in an updraught carb and aircraft don't need throttle pumps anyway as the load is fairly constant and adjusted gently. My father was something of an expert on carburettors as he ran the flow bench for Pratt and Whitney overhaulers Field Aviation Services at Croydon in the 1950's. I think I must have been the only 12 year old that knew how Amal, Stromberg and SU carbs worked. This knowledge never helped me get the girls but I did get a second prize in a boring old git competition in later life.
Love the videos.
It is not clear how the pilot can see ahead of this plane.
Oh really?
This would make a great design to use modern materials and electric powerplant!!! An electric self-launch glider geared for SLOW flight!!
I agree an electric C3 would be an interesting idea. Not sure about modern materials: steel tube and spruce are used for a good reason.
@@FlyingForFunTrecanairA RUclipsr PeterSiripol built an ultralight electric from foam and tube. It flew quite well and looked a bit like an Aeronca but I doubt it will last anything like as long.
@@thamesmud Steel tube is cheap, quick and easy. If mild steel tube is used (minor weight penalty but inexpensive) it can be MIG welded. I’ve come across several vintage ultralights that had brazed joints, were most successful.
@@thamesmud youtube.com/@BernardsHistory?si=YqHvV97QFaxwSem5 you might enjoy this channel