TYPE: Utility kitbuilt.
PROGRAMME: Designation indicates 'seven-seat sport utility airplane'. Prototype, registered N3061L, exhibited at Sun 'n' Fun, Lakeland, Florida, April 2003; had not then flown.
COSTS: US$300,000 (2003).
DESIGN FEATURES: High wing braced to lower fuselage by single streamline strut each side. Two upper surface fences and downswept tips on each mainplane. Sweptback fin with fillet.
FLYING CONTROLS: Conventional and manual.
STRUCTURE: Generally of composites.
LANDING GEAR: Tricycle type; fixed. Spring steel cantilever mainwheel legs and steerable nosewheel.
POWER PLANT: One 298 kW (400 hp) Chevrolet 502 motorcar engine.
ACCOMMODATION: Seven persons, including pilot(s).
All data are provisional
DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL: |
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Wing span |
13.00 m (41 ft 4 in) |
Length overall |
10.52 m (34 ft 6 in) |
Height overall |
4.06 m (13 ft 4 in) |
AREAS: |
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Wings, gross |
18.02 m2 (194,0 sq ft) |
WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS: |
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Weight empty |
1,361 kg (3,000 lb) |
Max T-O weight |
2,358 kg (5,200 lb) |
Max wing loading |
129,3 kg/m2 (26,80 lb/sq ft) |
Max power loading |
7,91 kg/kW (13,00 lb/hp) |
PERFORMANCE: |
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Max level speed at S/L |
171 kt (317 km/h; 197 mph) |
Cruising speed at 75% power |
155 kt (286 km/h; 178 mph) |
Stalling speed, power off, flaps down |
49 kt (91 km/h; 56 mph) |
Max rate of climb at S/L |
366 m (1,200 ft) /min |
Service ceiling |
3,050 m (10,000 ft) |
T-O to 15 m (50 ft) |
662 m (2,170 ft) |
Landing from 15 m (50 ft) |
488 m (1,600 ft) |
Landing run |
244 m (800 ft) |
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