Bellanca Aries

T-250 Aries
Role	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Bellanca
Designer	Marvin Greenwood
First flight	July 19, 1973
Number built	5

The Bellanca T-250 Aries was a light airplane built in the United States in the early 1970s but which achieved only limited production. Designed by Marvin Greenwood while Anderson-Greenwood owned the Bellanca name, it was a conventional low-wing monoplane with retractable tricycle undercarriage and a high T-tail. Federal Aviation Administration type certification was obtained on 28 July 1976.

Variants

T-250 Aires

AG-250 Aires ^[1]

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: 4/5 seats
• Length: 26.2 ft in (7.98 m)
• Wingspan: 31.3 ft in (9.55 m)
• Height: 8.6 ft in (2.62 m)
• Empty weight: 1,850 lb (839 kg)
• Gross weight: 3,150 lb (1,429 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540-B4C5 flat-six piston engine, 250 hp (187 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 215 mph (346 km/h)
• Range: 1,170 miles (1,880 km)
• Service ceiling: 18,100 ft (5,520 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,240 ft/min (6.3 m/s)

References

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• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 152. 
• Bellanca T-250 sales brochure