Photos of Aircraft N9078E

N9078E, 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief, c/n 11AC-710
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E on short final at the Fremont airport(Calif) flying over broken cement (was never removed when the airport was built) which discouraged landing short! Over the years,several planes tried without much success like a C150 on 3-1-75., at Q59, photo by S B J
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@ Q59
Aircraft N9078E, The view from 78E. Pretty tall mountains when you only have 65hp up front. The high peaks are around 12 thousand feet.With (abundance of) patience,a good Chief will take you any place you care to go.Must be why they have a 5 hour fuel supply., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E & Champ 93E doing 360s (8K feet level) to gain altitude needed to get over the Sierras. Aeroncas are very good planes, but with 65hp, they are not eager climbers. There was not any lift from Mother Nature so the Aeroncas had to do it on their own., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E with 69B flying south on the way back to Tracy,Ca after another great flight. Photo plane was Cessna 180 (a superb platform) N2935C., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E at the Fremont airport not long befor it closed in 1986., at Q59, photo by S B J
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@ Q59
Aircraft N9078E, 78E near Seattle,Wa. flying south on the way back home to Calif. after a year at Port Townsend,Wa. 78E always seemed to fly better and faster when heading home., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E with 48Z & 59X at Tracy. Found 3 planes to be a bit much., at TCY, photo by S B J
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@ TCY
Aircraft N9078E, 78E at a private strip in the Calif Mother Lode on a beautiful day., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E being fueled.The usual procedure in the desert was a bike, gas can and a hose., at L61, photo by S B J
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@ L61
Aircraft N9078E, 78E on short final at the 20th annual Watsonville flyin.Watsonville on Memorial Day weekend kicked off the flyin season.The following weekend was always the Merced flyin & airshow.In the 70s & 80s they were both not to be missed., at WVI, photo by S B J
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@ WVI
Aircraft N9078E, 78E in flight., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E doing a fly by in 1978.78E spent many hours flying in & around the mts seen in the distance, landing on many dirt runways there-some easy-some not.Fantastic time back then!! I for one sure miss those days., at Q59, photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E out in the country in the calif central valley foothills., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, 78E in slip configuration. The slip is something the chief is extremly good at. It has excellent rudder and aileron control., at Q59, photo by S B J
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@ Q59
Aircraft N9078E, Thought this picture of a chief from a chief was interesting. Like two for one., photo by S B J
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Aircraft N9078E, Going back together again., photo by Unkown
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