Tuesday, August 9, 2022

We are going to build one of these!

 A Rutan inspired Nat Puffer designed Cozy IV



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_MK_IV

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: three passengers
  • Length: 16 ft 10.8 in (5.151 m)
  • Wingspan: 28 ft 1.2 in (8.565 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 10.8 in (2.408 m)
  • Wing area: 88.3 sq ft (8.20 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,050 lb (930 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engines, 180 hp (130 kW)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 190 kn (220 mph, 350 km/h) @ 75% power
  • Range: 1,300 nmi (1,500 mi, 2,400 km) At 50% power
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s) gross, 2000 ft/min (10.16 m/s) solo

Bottom of Fuselage shaped and primed