Grega Aircamper
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| GN-1 Aircamper | |
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| Type | Sports plane |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designed by | John W. Grega |
| Maiden flight | 1963 |
The Grega GN-1 Aircamper was a light aircraft developed in the United States in the early 1960s, originally as a personal project of its designer, but later marketed in plans form for homebuilding. John W. Grega initially set out to create a modernised version of the Pietenpol Air Camper using structural components from a Piper Cub but incorporating them into a new fuselage design based on the Pietenpol original. Two wings were designed, one based on the Cub wing, and another as a modernised version of the Pietenpol wing.
[edit] Specifications (typical)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)
- Wingspan: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
- Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Gross weight: 1,129 lb (512 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65-8, 65 hp (49 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 95 mph (153 km/h)
- Range: 400 miles (640 km)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 432.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 541.
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