Single-engine pistonexperimental German light aircraft
RFB/Grumman American Fanliner
The RFB/Grumman American Fanliner was an experimental German light aircraft of the 1970s, propelled by a Wankel engine driving a ducted fan. A joint venture between the German company Rhein-Flugzeugbau (RFB) and the American general aviation manufacturer Grumman American, two examples were built, but no production followed.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Rhein-Flugzeugbau
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Country of origin
- Germany
- First flight
- 1973-10-08
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 97 kt
- Max speed
- 120 kt
- Range
- 360 nm
- Rate of climb
- 650 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,653 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,146 lb
- Powerplant
- Audi NSU Ro 135 Wankel engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 20 ft
- Wingspan
- 24 ft
- Height
- 7 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.