The Aeronca 11AC Chief is a light aircraft featuring side-by-side two-seat configuration and fixed conventional landing gear. Designed by Raymond F. Hermes, the aircraft entered production in the United States in 1945, with manufacturing occurring between 1946 and 1950. The 11AC Chief was part of the Aeronca Chief family, known for its gentle flying characteristics, positioning it as a step up from the tandem-seat Aeronca Champion used for flight training. Approximately 1,867 units of the 11AC variant were built during this period.
Aeronca, established in 1928, was one of the earliest and most prolific U.S. aircraft manufacturers of general aviation aircraft. The company was influential in developing accessible personal aircraft, especially during the post-World War II aviation boom, when the 11AC Chief was produced alongside the Champion.
A variety of platforms and access solutions are available for servicing this aircraft. These products support essential access for maintenance across numerous sections, including the Nose Section (radome, avionics), Forward Fuselage (cabin access, doors), Landing Gear, Middle Fuselage (wing box, fuel tanks), Wing & Engine Pylon (engine components, hydraulics), AFT Fuselage (bulkhead, cargo), and the Tail Section (stabilizers, rudder). These solutions include Reach Deck Platforms, Modular Stepover Platforms, Super Trestle Scaffold, Ultraraise, Super Service Stand, Easyraise, Bridge Deck, Cantilever Platform, Aviation Chock and Cone Trolley, Super Maintenance Platform, Branach Fibreglass Platform, A Frame Aviation Platform, and Platform Ladder Warthog.
