Swearingen SX-300

Swearingen SX-300
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States of America
Designer	Ed Swearingen
First flight	1 July 1984 [1]
Unit cost	$37,500 for kit minus engine and avionics in 1986

A high-performance homebuilt aircraft featuring two seats and developed by Ed Swearingen of San Antonio, Texas during the 1980s.^[2] The aircraft was offered as a kit, but the kit was not a comprehensive kit like contemporary designs and its construction was beyond the abilities of the average amateur aircraft builder.^[3] The plane featured a 300 horsepower (220 kW) six cylinder engine. Plans have been made to revive the plane and offer it as a quick-build kit, but there is no current kit being offered.

Specifications (Swearingen SX-300)

Data from Flying Magazine

General characteristics

• Capacity: 2
• Length: 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
• Wingspan: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
• Height: 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
• Wing area: 70.73 sq ft (6.571 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,400 lb (635 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 360 lbs
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 , 300 hp (220 kW)
• Propellers: 3-bladed

Performance

• Cruise speed: 208 kn; 385 km/h (239 mph)
• Stall speed: 57 kn; 106 km/h (66 mph)

Notes

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