HUGHES LIGHTWING SPEED

 

BRAND and MODEL
HUGHES LIGHTWING SPEED
TYPE
Two / four-seat light touring monoplane
ORIGIN
Australia
ENGINE

(SP3000)

One 134 kw (180 hp) Lycoming IO-360-B1A2 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 7.87 m (25 ft 8 in)

Length: 6.42 m (21 ft)

Height: 2.52 m (8 ft 3 in)

Wing area: 11.81 m² (127.12 sq ft)

Max cruising speed at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 306 km/h (190 mph)

Stalling speed: 83 km/h (52 mph)

Initial rate of climb: 305 m/min (1,000 ft/min)

Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft) obstacle: 400 m (1,312 ft)

Range with reserve: 4 hrs

Fuel capacity: 180 litres (39.6 Imp gals)

Empty weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)

Useful load weight: 300 kg (661 lb)

Loaded weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)

PHOTO
Airliners.net:Source of phothograph