AmEagle American Eaglet
American Eaglet | |
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Role | Ultralight sailplane |
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First flight | 19 November 1975 |
The AmEagle American Eaglet was a highly unorthodox ultralight sailplane marketed in the U.S. for homebuilding. It was a one-seat, high-wing braced monoplane that carried an inverted V-tail on a long boom extending from a pod-like fuselage. Intended for self-launching, it was equipped with a McCulloch go-kart engine and a folding propeller behind the cabin. Its first flight was on 19 November 1975, and by 1978, at least 250 sets of plans had been sold, with 12 aircraft reportedly completed.
Specifications[]
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 22 ft 9 in (6.94 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 4 in (10.47 m)
- Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.14 m)
- Wing area: 164.4 sq ft (15.27 m2)
- Empty weight: 638 lb (289 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A50 air-cooled, horizontally opposed, four-cylinder piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn) * Landing speed: 28 mph (24 kn; 45 km/h)
- Range: 225 mi (362 km, 196 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
See also[]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Birdman TL-1
- Pterodactyl Ascender
- Eipper Quicksilver
- Mitchell U-2 Superwing
- Ultraflight Lazair
- Zenair Zipper
References[]
- ^ Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1947). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. p. 178c.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- The Rigid Wing Web Site
- Gliding and Motorgliding International
Categories:
- Single-engined pusher aircraft
- High-wing aircraft
- 1970s United States sailplanes
- 1970s United States ultralight aircraft
- Homebuilt aircraft
- V-tail aircraft
- Motor gliders
- 1970s aircraft stubs