The L-16 Grasshopper is the militarized version of the Aeronca Champ and was used extensively in the Korean and Vietnam wars as an observation/liaison aircraft. Trevor Edie is a qualified fight ...

Manatee County deputies responded to reports of a downed aircraft at 14108 U.S. 41 in Palmetto just before 10 a.m. Witnesses said that a vintage single-engine Aeronca Champ experienced a problem ...