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Bellanca Aircruiser
Transport · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Bellanca Aircruiser and Airbus are high-wing, single-engine aircraft built by Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of New Castle, Delaware. The aircraft was built as a "workhorse" intended for use as a passenger or cargo aircraft. It was available with wheels, floats or skis. The aircraft was powered by either a Wright Cyclone or Pratt and Whitney Hornet engine. The Airbus and Aircruiser served as both commercial and military transports.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Transport
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Engine
- 1× 9-cylinder supercharged air-cooled radial engine
- Thrust / Power
- 710 hp (530 kW)
- Length (ft)
- 43
- Wingspan (ft)
- 65
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 6072
- MTOW (lb)
- 10000
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 22000
- Range (mi)
- 700
- Max Speed (mph)
- 165