Mon, Jul 28, 2003
Two-Place Homebuilt Pocket Rocket
Ah, the joys of summer. The flying
is easy, the grass strips are soft, Oshkosh is happening and the
year's newest aircraft are seeing their first light of day.
Hence, the new M1 from High Performance Aircraft. It's a
two-place rocket ship, with a top speed of 265 mph. The Quick Build
Kit is supposed to cut construction time to approximately 1000
man-hours. It comes with a completed fuselage, wings and Finish
Kit. If you want to build a little more on your own, you can opt
for the Pop Rivet Kit. HPA estimates it'll take 1600 man-hours to
complete. Or, if you're really into building your airplane from the
ground up, you can receive the Unassembled Kit, which takes
approximately 2250 hours to construct.
HPA will introduce the M1 at EAA's Airventure 2003, which starts
next week.
How Does The M1 Stack Up In Terms Of Performance?
M1 SpeedCruiser Specifications
- T
op
Speed: 265
mph 426 km/h 230 kts
- Cruise Speed @ 75% Power: 240 mph 386 km/h 210 kts
- Stall
Speed:
50 mph 80 km/h 43,5 kts
- Range @ 55%
Power:
1265 mi 2035 km 1100 nm
- Rate of Climb @ Sea Level: 3500 fpm 17 m/s
- Take Off Run
Distance: 300 ft 100
m
- Ground Roll
Distance: 700
ft 220 m
- Power
Range: 150
– 330+ hp 110 – 242+ kW
- Fuel
Capacity: 60
US gals 227 ltrs
- Empty
Weight: 1300
lbs 590 kg
- Gross
Weight: 2100
lbs 953 kg
-
Length: 21
ft 6,40 m
-
Span: 26.9
ft 8,20 m
- Wing
Area:
110 sq ft 10,25 m2
- No. of
Seats: 2
- Cockpit Width (inside):
45'' 1,14 m
-
Engine:
Lycoming IO-540 (parallel valve type)
- Landing
Gear:
Taildragger or Tricycle
- Construction
Materials: Metal
structure and surface with various metal fairings
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