Colani Cormoran

Cormoran CCE208
Role	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Composite Engineering, Germany
Designer	Walter Schulze
Status	Mockup only

The Colani Cormoran CCE208 was a five-seat light aircraft under development in Germany in the late 1980s. The highly-streamlined and unusual design was the work of the aeronautical engineer Walter Schulze with the collaboration of the celebrated industrial designer Luigi Colani. A particularly unorthodox feature was the pusher propeller mounted behind the top of the T-tail. Power was to be supplied by a converted Porsche automobile engine rated at 245 horsepower. The airframe was to be largely composite construction. A mockup was displayed at the Paris Air Show in 1987.

Construction of the prototype aircraft was to have been undertaken by the Composite Engineering Company in Germany, with financial backing from Tohshin of Japan.

Specifications (as designed)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 4 passengers
• Length: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 5 in)
• Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 14.0 m² (151 ft²)
• Empty weight: 825 kg (1,819 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Porsche PFM, 183 kW (245 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 454 km/h (282 mph)
• Range: 6,629 km (4,119 miles)
• Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 922. 
• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987-88. London: Jane's Yearbooks. pp. 92–93. 
• "Porsche engine meets Cormoran pusher". Flight International: 20. 27 June 1987. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200910.html. Retrieved 2008-04-16.