Dennis Kirkwood from Brighton, Michigan, found this Aeronca Sedan in a barn in 1989. It was originally built in 1949 but was disassembled and stored for 17 years before Dennis found it.
As part of the restoration — his third such project — Dennis put the Sedan on new EDO 2000’s “from the get-go.” Its maiden flight was off the water.
Only 500 Sedans were ever built, noted Dennis, “and fewer than 200 are still flying.”
“The Sedan is a wonderful floatplane. You can cruise around low and slow with the windows open and take in all the sites.”
How many seats in that thing ?
THANKS…NOW, I KNOW AT LEAST 2 THINGS….(I FORGET THE OTHER ONE).
They are lines for the dock guys to grab when docking the aircraft…my dad had them on our Aeronca Sedan when we lived in Anchorage Alaska..145 hp continental I recall…n1070h…great memories
WHAT ARE THE THINGS HANGING DOWN FROM THE WINGS ?
They are ropes so deck personnel can assist in docking.