Found FBA-2

infobox Aircraft
name = FBA-2
type = Cabin monoplane
manufacturer = Found Brothers Aviation

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caption = Found Aircraft FBA-2C1 BushHawk
designer = S.R. Found
first flight = 1960
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number built = 35
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developed from = Found FBA-1
variants with their own articles = Found Centennial

The Found FBA-2 was a 1960s Canadian four/five-seat cabin monoplane produced by Found Brothers Aviation.

Design and development

The Found FBA-2 was an all-metal development of the company's first design, the Found FBA-1. The prototype first flew on 11 August 1960. It was a high-wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage. The production version was to be the Found FBA-2B but the aircraft was produced with a conventional tail-wheel landing gear as the Found FBA-2C. The first production FBA-2C first flew on 9 May 1962. It was powered by an Avco Lycoming O-540-A1D engine and had a slightly longer cabin and enlarged cabin doors than the prototype. Originally, float or ski landing gear was available through third parties, and later became a factory option. Production ended in 1965 to concentrate on building the newer and larger Centennial 100. Thirty-four had been built. cite web|url = http://www.foundair.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=6|title = Found Aircraft - A Brief History|accessdate = 2008-02-20|last = Found Aircraft Development|authorlink = |year = undated]

In 1996 the design was acquired by Found Aircraft Development who developed an improved model the FBA-2C2 Bush Hawk-XP. This model was certified by Transport Canada in March, 1999 and by the Federal Aviation Administration in March, 2000. This version was manufactured between 2000-2007, after which it was replaced by a new version of the same basic airframe designated the Expedition E350 and the Expedition E350XC.

pecifications (FBA-2C)

aircraft specification

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length main= 25 ft 6 in
length alt= 7.77 m
span main= 36 ft 0 in
span alt= 10.97 m
height main= 7 ft 9½ in
height alt= 2.37 m
area main= 180.0 ft²
area alt= 16.72 m²
empty weight main= 1,550 lb
empty weight alt= 703 kg
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max takeoff weight main= 2,950 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 1338 kg
engine (prop)=Avco Lycoming O-540-A1D
type of prop= flat-six piston
number of props=1
power main= 250 hp
power alt= 186 kw
max speed main= 147 mph
max speed alt= 237 km/h
range main= 600 miles
range alt= 966 km
ceiling main= 16,000 ft
ceiling alt= 4875 m
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References

* "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)". London: Orbis Publishing.

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FBA-1 • FBA-2 • Centennial

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