The Rutan Model 72 Grizzly is a tandem-wing STOL research aircraft designed by Burt Rutan, now preserved at the EAA AirVenture Museum, Oshkosh. The aircraft exhibited excellent short take-off and landing (STOL) capabilities.
This composite-construction aircraft features three lifting surfaces: A front wing with approximately half the span of the main wing and a cruciform empennage. Front and main wings are connected by a pair of struts with square cross-section which also serve as fuel tanks. Both wings carry Fowler flaps on part of their span for STOL. The fixed tail-wheel undercarriage has four low-pressure, small-diameter main-wheels, on two cantilever spring struts, with a spring mounted tail-wheel assembly. The four-seat cabin is completely enclosed with a combination of flat, squared and outward-bulged tear-drop shaped windows.
^Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1984). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1984–85 (75th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Co. pp. 492–493. ISBN0-7106-0801-2.
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rutan, grizzly, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2016, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rutan Grizzly news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Rutan Model 72 Grizzly is a tandem wing STOL research aircraft designed by Burt Rutan now preserved at the EAA AirVenture Museum Oshkosh The aircraft exhibited excellent short take off and landing STOL capabilities GrizzlyRutan Grizzly at the EAA AirVenture Museum Oshkosh Image courtesy by TDL Role Tandem wing STOL research aircraftManufacturer Rutan Aircraft FactoryDesigner Burt RutanFirst flight January 22 1982Number built 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications 3 References 4 External linksDesign and development editThis composite construction aircraft features three lifting surfaces A front wing with approximately half the span of the main wing and a cruciform empennage Front and main wings are connected by a pair of struts with square cross section which also serve as fuel tanks Both wings carry Fowler flaps on part of their span for STOL The fixed tail wheel undercarriage has four low pressure small diameter main wheels on two cantilever spring struts with a spring mounted tail wheel assembly The four seat cabin is completely enclosed with a combination of flat squared and outward bulged tear drop shaped windows After completion of testing the Grizzly was donated to the EAA AirVenture Museum Oshkosh in 1997 Specifications editData from Jane s all the World s Aircraft 1984 85 1 General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 3 passengers Powerplant 1 Lycoming O 360B 4 cylinder air cooled horizontally opposed piston engine 180 hp 130 kW Propellers 2 bladed Hartzell Q tip constant speed propellerPerformance Stall speed 35 kn 40 mph 65 km h References edit Taylor John W R ed 1984 Jane s all the World s Aircraft 1984 85 75th ed London Jane s Publishing Co pp 492 493 ISBN 0 7106 0801 2 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rutan Grizzly Aerofiles Grizzly information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rutan Grizzly amp oldid 1174536747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
