Whitcraft Model 165

2013 Whitcraft 165. Serial number 006.
Model 165
Role Single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Whitcraft Corporation
Designer M. Whittenberg
First flight 1965
Number built 1

The Whitcraft Model 165 was an American single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft designed by M. Whittenberg and built by him over a ten-year period, first flying in 1965.[1]

Design

The Model 165 is a strut-braced, low-wing monoplane with a welded steel-tube fuselage with a fabric covering.[1] The wing is a conventional light alloy structure with a fabric covering with vee-bracing strut on each side, ailerons but no flaps.[1] The aircraft is powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A-65 air-cooled engine driving a two-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller.[1] The pilot has an enclosed cockpit with a rearward-sliding transparent canopy, the landing gear is a fixed tailwheel type.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
  • Wingspan: 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m)
  • Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
  • Wing area: 88 ft2 (8.18 m2)
  • Empty weight: 606 lb (274 kg)
  • Gross weight: 930 lb (421 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed and air-cooled piston, 65 hp (48 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 mph (192 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 60 mph (97 km/h)
  • Range: 250 miles (402 km)
  • Service ceiling: 9000 ft (2745 m)
  • Rate of climb: 400 ft/min ( m/s)

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taylor 1973, p. 459

Bibliography

  • Taylor, ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 978-0-354-00117-5. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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