Jeffair Barracuda
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| Barracuda | |
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| Type | Sports plane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Jeffair for homebuilding |
| Designed by | Geoffrey Siers |
| Maiden flight | 29 June 1975 |
The Jeffair Barracuda was a high-performance sporting monoplane developed in the United States in the 1970s and marketed for homebuilding. Designed and built by Geoffrey Siers, the prototype won the prize for "Most Outstanding New Design" at the EAA Fly-in in 1976. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction with retractable tricycle undercarriage and side-by-side seating for two. Around 150 sets of plans had sold by 1977.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
- Empty weight: 1,495 lb (678 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,300 lb (1,043 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming GO-435-2, 220 hp (164 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 218 mph (351 km/h)
- Range: 450 miles (724 km)
- Rate of climb: 2,200 ft/min (11.2 m/s)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 535.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 544.
- Archived copy of Siersflight website
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