Engineering:Aquaflight Aqua I

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Aqua I
Role Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer Aquaflight
Designer Meredith Wardle
First flight 1946

The Aquaflight Aqua I, also known as the W-6 was a 6-seat amphibious aircraft developed in the United States shortly after World War II.

Variants

W-6
the initial prototype powered by 2 x 125 hp (93 kW) Lycoming O-290 4-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engines
Aqua I
alternative designation of the W-6
W-6A
A second version powered by 2 x 125 hp (93 kW) Lycoming O-360 6-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engines
Aqua II
Alternative designation of the W-6A

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Capacity: 5 passengers
  • Length: 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 6 in (11.13 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
  • Wing area: 215 sq ft (20.0 m2)
  • Airfoil: NACA 23012-16
  • Empty weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
  • Gross weight: 3,600 lb (1,633 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 100 US gal (83 imp gal; 380 L)
  • Powerplant: 2 Ɨ Lycoming O-290 four-cylinder piston engines , 125 hp (93 kW) each

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn)
  • Stall speed: 40 mph (64 km/h, 35 kn) (with flags, half load)
  • Rate of climb: 1,250 ft/min (6.4 m/s)

See also

References

  1. ā†‘ Bridgman 1948, pp. 215cā€“216c
  • Bridgman, Leonard (1948). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1948. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.. 
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 71. 
  • aerofiles.com
  • luftfahrt-archiv.de