AeroCad AeroCanard

Last updated
AeroCanard
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer AeroCad
Status In production (2012)
Number built 24
Unit cost
US$30,615 (RG model, kit only, 2011)

The AeroCad AeroCanard is a family of American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by AeroCad of Florissant, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [1] [2]

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Design and development

The AeroCanard line of aircraft all feature a cantilever mid-wing, a canard tail, a four seat enclosed cabin and a single engine in pusher configuration. The tricycle landing gear features either fixed main wheels and a retractable nose wheel or fully retractable gear, depending on the model. [1] [2]

Canard (aeronautics) aircraft wing configuration with a small wing ahead of the main wing, or such a forewing

A canard is an aeronautical arrangement wherein a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. The term "canard" may be used to describe the aircraft itself, the wing configuration or the foreplane.

Pusher configuration arrangement of propellers on an aircraft to face rearward

In a vehicle with a pusher configuration, the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). According to British aviation author Bill Gunston, a "pusher propeller" is one mounted behind the engine, so that the drive shaft is in compression.

Tricycle landing gear aircraft undercarriage arranged with main gear under the wing or fuselage and a third set under the nose

Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has a single nose wheel in the front, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity. Tricycle gear aircraft are the easiest to take-off, land and taxi, and consequently the configuration is the most widely used on aircraft.

The aircraft is made from composites. Its 28.1 ft (8.6 m) span wing has an area of 102.3 sq ft (9.50 m2). The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 160 to 200 hp (119 to 149 kW) with the standard engine used the 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplant. [1] [2]

Operational history

By October 2012 four examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. [3]

Aircraft registration registration and identification assigned to an individual aircraft by national aviation authorities

Every civil aircraft must be marked prominently on its exterior by an alphanumeric string, indicating its country of registration and its unique serial number. This code must also appear in its Certificate of Registration, issued by the relevant National Aviation Authority (NAA). An aircraft can only have one registration, in one jurisdiction.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States is a national authority with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation. These include the construction and operation of airports, air traffic management, the certification of personnel and aircraft, and the protection of U.S. assets during the launch or re-entry of commercial space vehicles.

Variants

AeroCanard FG
Version with fixed main landing gear and retractable nose wheel. The estimated time to build this model is 1400 hours. Eighteen had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011. [1]
AeroCanard RG
Version with fully retractable landing gear. The estimated time to build this model is 1700 hours. Three had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011. [1] [2]
AeroCanard SB
Version with fixed main landing gear, retractable nose wheel with a "smaller body" width at the front seats. The estimated time to build this model is 1500 hours. Two had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011. [1] [2] [4]
AeroCanard SX
Version with fixed main landing gear and retractable nose wheel. The estimated time to build this model is 1400 hours. One had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011. [1]

Specifications (AeroCanard RG)

Data from Kitplanes [1]

General characteristics

Aircraft engine engine designed for use in powered aircraft

An aircraft engine is a component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines, except for small multicopter UAVs which are almost always electric aircraft.

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 210 mph (338 km/h; 182 kn)
  • Stall speed: 78 mph (126 km/h; 68 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 mi (869 nmi; 1,609 km)
  • Rate of climb: 1,900 ft/min (9.7 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 21.0 lb/sq ft (103 kg/m2)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, pages 37-38. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 96. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  3. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (28 October 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  4. ↑ AeroCad (2012). "Aircraft Kits - Experimental" . Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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