BRAND and MODEL
SOUTHERN CROSS SC-1
TYPE
Four-seat, mid-wing, cabin monoplane
ORIGIN
Australia
ENGINE
One 134 kw (180 hp) Lycoming O-360-A1A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 11.28 m (37 ft)
Length: 6.89 m (22 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 15.9 m² (171 sq ft)
Max speed: 286 km/h (178 mph)
Max cruising speed: 257 km/h (160 mph)
Economical cruising speed: 241 km/h (150 mph)
Stalling speed: 80 km/h (50 mph)
Service ceiling: 5,180 m (17,000 ft)
Rate of climb at sea level: 332 m/min (1,090 ft/min)
Take-off run: 55 m (179 ft)
Take-off distance to 15 m (50 ft): 218 m (715 ft)
Range with max payload, with auxiliary tank with normal allowances: 1,610 km (1,000 miles)
Fuel capacity: 172 litres (38 Imp gals)
Empty weight: 567 kg (1,250 lb)
Loaded weight: 1,066 kg (2,350 lb)
PHOTO
The Toowoomba Chronicle:Source of phothograph
