BRAND and MODEL
FLIGHTSHIP FS-8 DRAGON COMMUTER
TYPE
Commercial wing-in-ground-effect transport
ORIGIN
Australia
ENGINE
One 336 kw (450 hp) General Motors eight-cylinder VEE liquid-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 15.6 m (51 ft)
Length: 17.2 m (56 ft 6 in)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Wing loading at MTOW: 53.3 kg² (10.9 lb/sq ft)
Draft at max weight: 0.24 m (9 in)
Cabin height: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Cabin width: 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Baggage capacity: 1.5 m³ (53 cub ft)
Cruising speed: 161 km/h (100 mph)
Wave height at take-off: 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Wave height at cruise: 2.0 m (6 ft 8 in)
Take-off speed: 101 km/h (63 mph)
Landing speed: 92 km/h (57 mph)
Cruising speed at MTOW: 158 km/h (98 mph)
Operating height at full power: 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
Range at MTOW: 400 km (249 miles)
Fuel capacity [unleaded petrol]: 260 kg (572 lb)
Empty weight: 3,420 kg (7,524 lb)
Payload weight: 840 kg (1,852 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,350 kg (9,570 lb)
PHOTO
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