Pancoast Pelican

Pelican
General information
Type	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Designer	Lewis M. Pancoast

The Pancoast Pelican is an American twin-engine homebuilt aircraft. ^[1]

Design and development

The Pelican is a two place side-by-side configuration, high-wing, twin-engine, tricycle gear aircraft. The open cockpit aircraft is of all-wood construction with a plywood fuselage. The tail section is removable for ground transportation on a trailer. ^[2]

Specifications (Pelican)

Data from Sport Aviation 1969

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one
• Length: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
• Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
• Height: 7 ft (2.1 m)
• Wing area: 112 sq ft (10.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
• Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × OMC 4 cycle two cylinder, 18 hp (13 kW) each

Performance

• Cruise speed: 52 kn (60 mph, 97 km/h)
• Endurance: 5 hr

References

1. Air Trails: 99. Winter 1971.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Pelican". Sport Aviation: 4. June 1969.