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AEROCAR ONE
N101D s/n 3
Standard Category - U.S. Type Certificate 4A16
$1,250,000
Courtesy Aircraft is offering
this special piece of aviation history; A Fully Standard
Certified 1954 AEROCAR. This AEROCAR features folding wings
that can be towed behind the automobile while in transit on the
road. It also features automobile necessities including a horn
and rear view mirror. This is one of five original AEROCARS
that still exists today.
DESCRIPTION:
Two-Place aircraft with side-by-side seating, four wheels, high,
unobtrusive wings and a single Lycoming O-320 Engine mounted
over the rear wheels. The propeller is mounted at the end of a
long tail cone, and the latter is angled up, to
provide adequate propeller clearance. Cruise speed is 100 mph.
Takeoff speed is 55 mph and the airplane is controlled with the
same steering wheel.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to convert the automobile to
an airplane. Click Here
to see U.S. Patent
SPECIFICATIONS:
Engine: Lycoming 0-320, 4 cylinder rated at 150 H.P.
Length Overall (as an airplane): 21 feet
Height Overall (as an airplane): 7 feet 2 inches
Length of Car Portion: 10 feet 4 inches
Length of Trailer Portion: 13 feet
Width of Trailer: 8 feet
Wingspan: 30 feet
Wing Cord: 6 feet 3 inches
Wing Area: 168 square feet
Seat car Width: 44 inches
Baggage Space 24 cubic feet
Gross Weight: 2,100 pounds
Empty Weight: 1,300 pounds
Useful Load: 800 pounds
Payload with 24 gallons of fuel: 656 pounds
Fuel Capacity: 24 Gallons
Oil Capacity: 7 quarts
Service Ceiling: 12,000 feet
Cruising Range: 300 miles
AIRSPEEDS:
Maximum Speed: 110 mph
Cruise Speed: 100 mph
Approach Speed: 55 mph
TIMELINE:
6/1/1956: Flight Test and Standard Certified
12/1/1960: 700 Hours TTSNEW
7/15/1966: 15,056 Miles, 751.3 Flight Hours
1996: Engine Overhauled including New Hoses, Slick Mags and New
Cylinders- 774 Flight Hrs
1998: Last Annual Completed at 781 Flight Hours
EQUIPMENT AND OPTIONS:
Air Horn
Bracket Air filter
Artex ELT-200
Skytec Starter
Complete Manuals
Click Here to View the Aerocar featured in Air Classics March
2012 Issue
Click Here to View the Aerocar featured in Aircraft Owner Online
Click Here to View the Aerocar Featured in Travel Channel
Click Here to View the Aerocar Featured in History Channel's
Modern Marvels
Click Here To Read Sport Aviation's January 1990 Ed on the
Aerocar
SPECIFICATIONS
SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION UPON INSPECTION
This aircraft is located in MN. Contact Courtesy Aircraft to
schedule a showing!
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