Nesmith Cougar
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| Cougar | |
|---|---|
| Type | Recreational aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designed by | Bob Nesmith |
| Maiden flight | 1957 |
The Nesmith Cougar was a light aircraft developed in the United States in the 1950s and marketed for homebuilding. The design, by Robert Nesmith, was for a conventional high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot and a single passenger were seated side-by-side. The fuselage and empennage were of welded steel-tube construction, while the wings were of wood, and the whole aircraft was fabric-covered.
The original Cougar design was marketed by Nesmith himself, but when a modified Cougar won an Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) design competition in 1963, that organization took over selling plans. Rights to the design were eventually purchased by Acro Sport.
[edit] Specifications (typical)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 18 ft 11 in (5.76 m)
- Wingspan: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
- Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Wing area: 83 ft² (7.7 m²)
- Empty weight: 624 lb (283 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,250 lb (567 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed piston engine, 115 hp (86 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 195 mph (314 km/h)
- Range: 750 miles (1,200 km)
- Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,950 m)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 347.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 538.
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