Aero-Flight Streak

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Streak
Aero-Flight AFA-2 Streak.jpg
AFA-2
RoleLight aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Aero-Flight
First flight1946
Number built1

The Aero-Flight Streak was an American two-seat light aircraft built in 1946 by Aero-Flight Aircraft Corporation at Buffalo, New York. Advanced for its time, it was of all-metal construction with tricycle undercarriage, and accommodated the pilot and passenger in tandem beneath a sliding, bubble canopy.

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Initially flown powered by a Continental C85, successively more powerful engines were fitted in an attempt to arouse interest in the marketplace. Due to the saturation of the light aircraft market in the years immediately following World War II, no production ensued and the project was dead by 1953.

Variants

AFA-1 Streak-85
Powered by 85 hp (63 kW) Continental C85-12J. [1]
AFA-2 Streak-125
Powered by 125 hp (93 kW) Continental C125. [1]
AFA-3 Streak-165
Powered by Franklin 6A4
AFA-4 Streak-225
Powered by a 225 hp Continental engine[ citation needed ]

Specifications (AFA-3)

Data fromJane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52. [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 Bridgman 1948, p. 212c.
  2. Bridgman 1951, p. 194c.

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