Single-engine piston1988 prototype touring aircraft by Burt Rutan
Model 81 Catbird
The Scaled Composites Model 81 Catbird is a high-efficiency five-seat single-engine all-composite general aviation aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. It is unusual in that it incorporates both a small forward wing and a small conventional horizontal stabilizer on the tail.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Scaled Composites
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Country of origin
- United States
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 218 kt
- Max speed
- 238 kt
- Rate of climb
- 2,000 ft/min
- Powerplant
- Lycoming TIO-360-C1A6D
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 5
- Number built
- 1
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.