AmEagle American Eaglet

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name=American Eaglet


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type=Ultralight sailplane
manufacturer=AmEagle
designer=Larry Haig
first flight=1975
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The AmEagle American Eaglet was a highly unorthodox ultralight sailplane marketed in the U.S. for homebuilding. It was a one-seat, high-wing braced monoplane that carried an inverted V-tail on a long boom extending from a pod-like fuselage. Intended for self-launching, it was equipped with a McCulloch go-kart engine and a folding propeller behind the cabin. Its first flight was on 19 November 1975, and by 1978, at least 250 sets of plans had been sold, with 12 aircraft reportedly completed.

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height ft=3
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aspect ratio= 18:1
empty weight kg=80
empty weight lb=170
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eng1 type=McCulloch MC101
eng1 kw= 11
eng1 hp= 15
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cruise speed kmh= 100
cruise speed mph= 60
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glide ratio= 24:1
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sink rate ms= 1
sink rate ftmin= 200

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References

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* [http://midtoad.homelinux.org/RigidWings/eaglet.htm The Rigid Wing Web Site]
* [http://www.glidingmagazine.com/FeatureArticle.asp?id=179 Gliding and Motorgliding International]

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