The author, an aviation journalist and flight instructor, fulfilled a lifelong dream of flying a 1946 Aeronca Champ, a plane her mother had flown in her youth. The author's flight with the Champ's ...
NEW GARDEN >> A 1940s-era airplane crashed after losing altitude at New Garden Flying Field Wednesday morning, colliding with a hangar and injuring two men inside the aircraft. The accident occurred ...
Apr. 7—Sam Rinker has been flying right-hand to his dad, Kraig, for as long as he can remember. But last month, the 16-year-old flew solo for the first time: a major milestone for every budding pilot ...
Mark Sell, 33, spent 10 years restoring a 1946 airplane that sat unused for decades. After restoring the aircraft to a nearly brand-new condition, Sell, an agricultural engineer with McLanahan Corp., ...
Two senior citizens suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning when a small vintage plane crashed at a Chester County airport. The two-seater 1940s Aeronca Champ plane left the runway at the New Garden ...
A rare 1936 Aeronca LB airplane restored by its local co-owners is being recognized by the vintage aircraft community. The airplane won Reserve Grand Champion in July at the Experimental Aircraft ...