The NWT Spruce Coupe is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by NWT Co of Charleston, Maine. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit and also in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1]
The Spruce Coupe has a typical empty weight of 300 lb (140 kg) and a gross weight of 600 lb (270 kg), giving a useful load of 300 lb (140 kg). With full fuel of 6 U.S. gallons (23 L; 5.0 imp gal) the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage is 270 lb (120 kg).[1]
The aircraft is noted for its STOL capabilities and the standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 45 hp (34 kW) engine is 75 ft (23 m) and the landing roll is 100 ft (30 m).[1]
The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 500 hours.[1]
Operational historyedit
By 1998 the company reported that one aircraft had been completed and was flying.[1]
^ abcdefghPurdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 213. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN0-9636409-4-1
External linksedit
Photo of a Spruce Coupe
April 15, 2024
spruce, coupe, american, homebuilt, aircraft, that, designed, produced, charleston, maine, when, available, aircraft, supplied, also, form, plans, amateur, construction, spruce, couperole, homebuilt, aircraftnational, origin, united, statesmanufacturer, costat. The NWT Spruce Coupe is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by NWT Co of Charleston Maine When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit and also in the form of plans for amateur construction 1 Spruce CoupeRole Homebuilt aircraftNational origin United StatesManufacturer NWT CoStatus Production completed 2014 Number built at least two Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Specifications Spruce Coupe 4 References 5 External linksDesign and development editThe Spruce Coupe features a strut braced low wing a single seat enclosed cockpit fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration 1 The aircraft is made from a combination of spruce or pine and fir birch mahogany plywood with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric Its 22 00 ft 6 7 m span wing has a wing area of 88 00 sq ft 8 175 m2 mounts Junkers ailerons and is braced with V struts to the landing gear The cabin width is 23 in 58 cm The acceptable power range is 40 to 50 hp 30 to 37 kW and the standard engine used is the 45 hp 34 kW Zenoah G 50 twin cylinder horizontally opposed two stroke carburetted aircraft engine 1 The Spruce Coupe has a typical empty weight of 300 lb 140 kg and a gross weight of 600 lb 270 kg giving a useful load of 300 lb 140 kg With full fuel of 6 U S gallons 23 L 5 0 imp gal the payload for the pilot passengers and baggage is 270 lb 120 kg 1 The aircraft is noted for its STOL capabilities and the standard day sea level no wind take off with a 45 hp 34 kW engine is 75 ft 23 m and the landing roll is 100 ft 30 m 1 The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 500 hours 1 Operational history editBy 1998 the company reported that one aircraft had been completed and was flying 1 Specifications Spruce Coupe editData from AeroCrafter 1 General characteristicsCrew one Length 16 ft 4 in 4 98 m Wingspan 22 ft 0 in 6 71 m Wing area 88 00 sq ft 8 175 m2 Empty weight 300 lb 136 kg Gross weight 600 lb 272 kg Fuel capacity 6 U S gallons 23 L 5 0 imp gal Powerplant 1 Zenoah G 50 twin cylinder horizontally opposed two stroke carburetted aircraft engine 45 hp 34 kW Propellers 2 bladed wooden fixed pitchPerformance Maximum speed 75 mph 121 km h 65 kn Cruise speed 60 mph 97 km h 52 kn Stall speed 35 mph 56 km h 30 kn Range 80 mi 130 km 70 nmi Rate of climb 1 200 ft min 6 1 m s Wing loading 6 8 lb sq ft 33 kg m2 References edit a b c d e f g h Purdy Don AeroCrafter Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook Fifth Edition page 213 BAI Communications 15 July 1998 ISBN 0 9636409 4 1External links editPhoto of a Spruce Coupe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NWT Spruce Coupe amp oldid 1066672273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
