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Alvarez Polliwagen

The Alverez Polliwagen is an 1970s homebuilt aircraft. The aircraft has a combination of many high performance features not typically found in a Volkswagen air-cooled engine-powered homebuilt.

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Design and development

The Polliwagen is a low wing, side-by-side configuration, T tailed, retractable tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft with tip tanks. The aircraft was developed and tested with a one quarter scale radio controlled model. Ailerons and flaps are full span. The fuselage is built from composites with foam cores. The aircraft's engine is configured with a turbocharger and constant speed propeller. Entrance is through a swing up canopy.

Specifications (Polliwagen)

Data from Plane and Pilot

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 16 ft (4.9 m)
  • Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
  • Airfoil: Wortmann FX-67-K-150
  • Empty weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,250 lb (567 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 19 U.S. gallons (72 L; 16 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Revmaster R-2100 turbocharged Volkswagen air-cooled engine horizontally opposed piston, 78 hp (58 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed two-position constant-speed Maloof metal propeller

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 174 kn; 322 km/h (200 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 156 kn; 290 km/h (180 mph)
  • Stall speed: 33 kn; 61 km/h (38 mph)
  • Range: 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km)
  • Service ceiling: 28,800 ft (8,800 m)

    • References

    Alvarez Polliwagen Wikipedia
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