Rogers Sportaire

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Sportaire
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
ManufacturerRogers Aircraft
DesignerDavid M. Rogers
StatusProduction completed (1959)
Produced1959
Number builtOne

The Rogers Sportaire is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed David M. Rogers and produced by Rogers Aircraft of Riverside, California, introduced in 1959. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, but plans are no longer available. Only one was built. [1] [2]

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Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the 26.3 ft (8.0 m) span wing made from wood, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. The engine used in the sole example is a 125 hp (93 kW) Lycoming O-290 powerplant. [1] [2]

The aircraft has an empty weight of 984 lb (446 kg) and a gross weight of 1,600 lb (730 kg), giving a useful load of 616 lb (279 kg). With full fuel of 22 U.S. gallons (83 L; 18 imp gal) the payload is 484 lb (220 kg). [1]

Operational history

By October 2013 only one example had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. [2]

Specifications (Sportaire)

Data from Plane and Pilot [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 154. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN   0-918312-00-0
  2. 1 2 3 Federal Aviation Administration (October 22, 2013). "N-Number Inquiry Results - N311DR" . Retrieved October 22, 2013.