Piper U-11A 'Aztec'

Description

Notes: Light logistics transport used at continental united states (CONUS) naval bases (1 CREW, 4 PASSENGERS) .
Manufacturer:	Piper
Base model:	U-11
Designation:	U-11
Version:	A
Nickname:	Aztec
Designation System:	U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:	1952-Present
Basic role:	Utility
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Examples of this type may be found at

Museum	City	State
Pima Air & Space Museum	Tucson	Arizona

U-11A on display

Pima Air & Space Museum

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Roger Kruser  Dover, DE	I am currently working on Aztec sn 27-62 and would like to paint it Navy. I have pictures of the exterior of several different tail numbers but have not been able to find anything on the interior. I would like to make this as authentic as possible and would appreciate any help. Thanks 03/10/2013 @ 01:25 [ref: 67658]
bill query  , FL	I flew the U-11 at N.S. Mayport, Fla. I had retired from the Navy and was recalled due to the shortage of pilots. As a former fighter pilot I found it fun to putt around the east coast and the islands. Since the door was prone to pop open in flight, we attached a rope to it and tied it off to the right seat. In my three years of flying it I had two engine failures. It didn't do well on one engine so you didn't lower the gear or flaps until you were sure you had the runway made. 05/30/2011 @ 08:30 [ref: 38890]
don danielson  walla walla, WA	As a Navy LT. I flew a number of the U-11A's. 149065, 067, 069, and 055 are in my logbook. I ended up with about 300 hoours in them. I was the air officer for COMPHIPRON five, and used them to take other officer up for their flight pay. They were nice little planes, and good instrument platforms. I ended up flying for Era Aviation (helicopters, Bell 212, bh412, Sikorsky s-61, and various small ones). 07/03/2010 @ 22:12 [ref: 26868]
Roger Clark  , MD	I was stationed in Alameda OMD from 1970-1973. We had 3 U-11's, 053, 067, and 069 side numbers. We transferred 1 of these at some point to I believe North Island. I was an electrician. Easy and simple plane to work on but with constant panel opening and closing for inspections, this did not hold up well. 07/18/2008 @ 06:30 [ref: 22166]
John D. Voss  , CA	In 1960 the USN procured twenty (20) Piper Aztec aircraft to meet a light transport requirement(BuNos 149050 -149069). 04/03/2006 @ 16:07 [ref: 13026]
Peter Schrand  Atlanta, GA	I was a US Navy mechanic assigned to maintain two U-11A's at the navy base in Mayprt Florida. It was 1981, and I think they got rid of them a few years later. We had our own hangar with a roll up fabric door near the firehouse. In typical navy inefficient fashion, seven or eight of us were assigned full time to maintain these little planes. On occasion I got to ride in the right seat because it was required to have a minimum of two people on board. The most distinctive feature I remember is that the wing was very thick. Except for the pay, it was one of the best jobs I ever had. 12/16/2004 @ 12:42 [ref: 8881]
Joe Marchbanks  , TX	Roosevelt Roads had two of those things when I was stationed there during the 70's as an AT. Nothing special about either one of them except that one had a door that would pop open at certain power settings. Since they had civilian electronics in them, they were always a pain to fix. 08/16/2004 @ 13:46 [ref: 8073]
Bryan White  , ID	Ref. the U-11A, The Navy did have some that were used as station aircraft. Naval Station Roosy Roads had two of them that I flew while stationed there. The Airforce had U-3's that were Cessna 310, I believe. 04/21/2002 @ 20:01 [ref: 4776]
Harvey E. Huff  Peabody, MA	Seems strange-you show as the SERVICE "USAF" but the photo is of an AZTEC in U.S. Navy markings. Wouldn't it be more accurate to add "U.S. Navy" to the service designation? I flew civilian AZTEC's in a commuter airline role but never saw any reference to a USN version in my aviation experience. I stopped flying in 1977. hh 08/21/2001 @ 23:14 [ref: 2987]

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