aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
Rutan Defiant
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The Rutan Model 40 Defiant is a four-seat, twin-engine homebuilt aircraft with the engines in a push-pull configuration. It was designed by aerospace engineer Burt Rutan for the Rutan Aircraft Factory.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Rutan Aircraft Factory
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1978-06-30
- Wingspan
- 9.57 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 167 kt
- Max speed
- 188 kt
- Range
- 980 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,600 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,997 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,701 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 120 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Lycoming O-320
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 22.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 30.8 ft
- Height
- 9.3 ft
- Number built
- 19
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.