Whitcraft Model 165
| Model 165 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Whitcraft Corporation |
| Designer | Mickey Whittenburg |
| First flight | 1965 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Whitcraft Model 165 was an American single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft designed by Mickey Whittenburg and built by him over a ten-year period, first flying in 1965.[1]
Design
[edit]The Model 165 is a strut-braced, low-wing monoplane made with welded steel-tube fuselage along with a fabric covering.[1] The wing is a conventional light alloy structure with a fabric covering with vee-bracing strut on each side, ailerons but no flaps.[1] The aircraft is powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A-65 air-cooled engine driving a two-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller.[1] The pilot has an enclosed cockpit with a rearward-sliding transparent canopy, the landing gear is a fixed tailwheel type.[1]
Specifications
[edit]Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
- Wingspan: 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m)
- Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Wing area: 88 sq ft (8.18 m2)
- Empty weight: 606 lb (274 kg)
- Gross weight: 930 lb (421 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed and air-cooled piston , 65 hp (48 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 mph (192 km/h, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)
- Stall speed: 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn)
- Range: 250 mi (402 km, 220 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 9,000 ft (2,745 m)
- Rate of climb: 400 ft/min (2.0 m/s)
References
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[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 978-0-354-00117-5.