Taylorcraft F-21

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The Taylorcraft F-21 is a high-wing certified light aircraft developed from earlier Taylorcraft designs.^[1]

Development

The Taylorcraft F21 is a single-engine, high-wing, conventional-gear aircraft. It was developed from the earlier F-19 model with a larger 118 hp engine and an updated FAA-type certificate.^[2]

Operational history

A 1988 Taylorcraft F-21 was displayed as an award in the Stardust Casino, Las Vegas.

Variants

F21: Conventional gear
F-22A: Tricycle gear
F-22C STOL 180: Tricycle gear 180hp - 1 built

Specifications (F-21B)

Data from AOPA

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 passenger
Length: 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Wing area: 184 sq ft (17.1 m²)
Empty weight: 1,064 lb (483 kg)
Gross weight: 1,750 lb (794 kg)
Fuel capacity: 42 gal
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-L2C Horizontally opposed piston, 118 hp (88 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich two-blade

Performance

Cruise speed: 100 kn (115 mph; 185 km/h)
Stall speed: 26 mph; 23 kn (42 km/h)
Never exceed speed: 80 mph; 69 kn (128 km/h)
Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 9.5 lb/sq ft (46 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 14.8 lb/hp

Notes

References

↑ Air Progress: 28. April 1991.
↑ Alton K. Marsh (1 May 1997). "Taylorcraft F21B A Good Bet". Aopa Pilot.

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