Aerocar - Specifications (Aerocar I)

Specifications (Aerocar I)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
• Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
• Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
• Wing area: 190 sq ft (18 m2)
• Empty weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,100 lb (953 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 air-cooled flat-four, 143 hp (107 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell HA12 UF, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 117 mph (188 km/h; 102 kn)
• Cruise speed: 97 mph (84 kn; 156 km/h)
• Stall speed: 50 mph (43 kn; 80 km/h)
• Range: 300 mi (261 nmi; 483 km)
• Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
• Rate of climb: 610 ft/min (3.1 m/s)