Utilicraft FF-1080

The FF-1080 is an aircraft design by Utilicraft Aerospace Industries of Albuquerque, New Mexico for a twin tubroprop aircraft fitted to carry LD3 aircraft cargo containers between large airports and smaller airports.

Twin Pratt & Whitney PW-150C turbines turn propellers with eight blades, to power the STOL aircraft for takeoff runs as short of less than 3,000 feet (1 km). The aircraft is designed to carry as much as 20,000 lb for a 3200 nautical mile range carrying beneath its 1315 square feet of high-mounted wings.

American Utilicraft, the predecessor of Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, patented the design for the FF-1080 in 1991. Prototype engineering began in 2000 at Aircraft Design Services Incorporated in San Antonio, Texas. A company called Micro Craft was chosen to build the prototype, with plans to build subassemblies at a factory in Huntsville, Alabama and to assemble the prototype at Gwinnett Airport in Atlanta.

On Feb. 13, American Utilicraft entered a memorandum of understanding with San Juan Pueblo to build a production aircraft assembly plant in northern New Mexico. San Juan Pueblo is located near Espanola, and is the owner of San Juan Airport, Q14. State officials encouraged the companies and the pueblo to seek state loans to begin production of the aircraft.

Specifications

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=1
length main=112.6 ft
length alt=
span main=114.7 ft
span alt=
height main=36.8 ft
height alt=
area main=1315 sq ft
area alt=
empty weight main=38,612 lb
empty weight alt=
loaded weight main=
loaded weight alt=
max takeoff weight main= 83,800 lb
max takeoff weight alt=
engine (jet)= Pratt & Whitney PW-150C
type of jet= turboprop
number of jets=2
thrust main=5,071 shp
thrust alt=
max speed main=250 kt
max speed alt=
range main= 3200 nm
range alt=
ceiling main=31,000 ft
ceiling alt=
climb rate main=1,200 ft/min
climb rate alt=
loading main=
loading alt=
thrust/weight=

References

* "Market News First" [http://mn1.com/pdf/UITA122006.pdf investor report]