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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Aeronca_L-16_aircraft_USAF_in_flight.jpg/300px-Aeronca_L-16_aircraft_USAF_in_flight.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Aeronca_L-16_aircraft_USAF_in_flight.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="422" data-file-height="315" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Liaison aircraft</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aeronca" class="mw-redirect" title="Aeronca">Aeronca</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a><div> <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="National Guard of the United States">National Guard of the United States</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">609</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufactured</th><td class="infobox-data">1946-1950</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aeronca_Champion" title="Aeronca Champion">Aeronca Model 7 Champion</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aeronca_L-16_(N1143V).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Aeronca_L-16_%28N1143V%29.jpg/220px-Aeronca_L-16_%28N1143V%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Aeronca_L-16_%28N1143V%29.jpg/330px-Aeronca_L-16_%28N1143V%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Aeronca_L-16_%28N1143V%29.jpg/440px-Aeronca_L-16_%28N1143V%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1068" /></a><figcaption>A 1956-built Aeronca 7BCM in 2011 painted to represent an L-16A</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Aeronca L-16</b> is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> liaison aircraft built by <a href="/wiki/Aeronca" class="mw-redirect" title="Aeronca">Aeronca</a>. It saw extensive service during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. It was essentially a militarized version of the <a href="/wiki/Aeronca_Champion" title="Aeronca Champion">Aeronca Champion</a>. From 1955 large numbers were transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Andrade130_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andrade130-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Derived from the <a href="/wiki/Aeronca_Champion" title="Aeronca Champion">Aeronca Champion</a> (Aeronca Model 7 series), the L-16 primarily replaced the similar <a href="/wiki/Piper_L-4" class="mw-redirect" title="Piper L-4">Piper L-4</a> (a modified <a href="/wiki/Piper_Cub" class="mw-redirect" title="Piper Cub">Piper Cub</a>) in U.S. military service. The L-16 afforded generally better performance, stability, visibility and comfort, while its safety characteristics were a mix of better and worse than the L-4.<sup id="cite_ref-aerofiles_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aerofiles-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-davisson_1997_06_eaa_sport_av_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davisson_1997_06_eaa_sport_av-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-new_grass_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_grass-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeronca_L-16&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>L-16A (7BCM Champion)</dt> <dd>509 built, 376 of them produced for the <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ohnine_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohnine-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> used in Korea 1950, 85 hp (63 kW) <a href="/wiki/Continental_O-190" title="Continental O-190">Continental O-190</a>-1 (C85) engine.<sup id="cite_ref-world_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>L-16B (7CCM Champion)</dt> <dd>Military version of the Model 7AC used as training aircraft for <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-world_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 90 hp (67 kW) <a href="/wiki/Continental_O-205" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental O-205">Continental O-205</a>-1 (C90) engine.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 100 were built.<sup id="cite_ref-Andrade130_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andrade130-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeronca_L-16&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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Patrol</a></li></ul> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Safety_Forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Safety Forces (page does not exist)">National Safety Forces</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(L-16B)"><span id="Specifications_.28L-16B.29"></span>Specifications (L-16B)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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/></a><figcaption>3-view line drawing of the Aeronca L-16</figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> <i>United States Military Aircraft Since 1909</i><sup id="cite_ref-ohnine_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohnine-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> Two</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 170 sq ft (16 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 890 lb (404 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 1,450 lb (658 kg)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Continental_O-205" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental O-205">Continental O-205</a>-1 (C90) air-cooled <a href="/wiki/Flat-four" class="mw-redirect" title="Flat-four">flat-four</a>, 90 hp (67 kW)</li></ul> <p><span 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