American Aviation AA-2 Patriot

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type=Four-seat cabin monoplane
national origin=United States
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The American Aviation AA-2 Patriot was a four seat, all-metal aircraft that was developed in 1970-71 by American Aviation of Cleveland, Ohio. The design did not progress beyond the prototype stage.

Development

After the market success of the AA-1 Yankee Clipper American Aviation turned their attention to developing a four-seat aircraft. The American Aviation engineers started with a "clean sheet of paper" and designed a new aircraft. This aircraft was intended to be produced as the American Aviation AA-2 Patriot.

The resulting prototype bore very little family resemblance to the AA-1. The AA-2 was different from the AA-1 in that it had doors instead of the Yankee's trademark sliding canopy and an oleo strut in place of the Yankee's spring steel tube nose gear. The aircraft had provisions for retractable gear to be installed on a later version, although the prototype had fixed landing gear. The AA-2 was powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming engine.

The prototype, registered "N484AA", was completed in 1970 and test flying was commenced early in that same year. cite web|url = http://www.aya.org/s/358/aya.aspx?pgid=1068|title = Patriot AA-2 recovery|accessdate = 2008-09-13|last = American Yankee Association|authorlink = |year = undated] Aircraft performance during the test flying process fell far short of the design goals so the project was abandoned and the manufacturer eventually disassembled the prototype.

American Aviation made the decision to develop a stretched version of the AA-1 Yankee Clipper instead of pursuing the AA-2. This aircraft eventually was produced as the AA-5 Traveler and was later developed into the AA-5A Cheetah and the AA-5B Tiger.

urvivors

The prototype has been recovered by members of the American Yankee Association.

pecifications (AA-2 Patriot)

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capacity=Three passengers
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length main= 23 ft 3 in
length alt= 7.09 m
span main= 30 ft 0 in
span alt= 9.6 m
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max takeoff weight main= 2,400 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 1,089 kg
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engine (prop)=Lycoming O-360-A1A
type of prop= air-cooled, four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed piston engine
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power main=180 hp
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max speed main= 134 knots
max speed alt= 155 mph, 248 km/h
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range main= 613 nm
range alt= 710 miles, 1,136 km
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ee also

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* Grumman American AA-1
* Grumman American AA-5

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References

External links

* [http://www.aya.org/s/358/aya.aspx?pgid=1068 Photos of the AA-2 prototype being recovered]
* [http://www.aya.org The American Yankee Association]