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FLUGWAG Bremen ESS 641

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Top speed
  
200 km/h

Length
  
7.3 m

Wingspan
  
10 m

First flight
  
September 17, 1971

Manufacturer
  
Flugwissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bremen

The FLUGWAG Bremen ESS 641 was a 1970s German glider-towing monoplane designed and built by the Flugwissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bremen research organisation.

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Design and development

The ESS 641 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tail-wheel landing gear. Powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Avco Lycoming O-360 flat-four piston engine. The pilot had an enclosed cockpit with a transparent canopy.

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 23 ft 11½ in (7.30 m)
  • Wingspan: 34 ft 05½ in (10.50 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 4½ in (2.25 m)
  • Wing area: 177.61 ft2 (16.50 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1221 lb (554 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1543 lb (700 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming O-360-A3A flat-four piston engine, 180 hp (134 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 124 mph (200 km/h)

    • References

    FLUGWAG Bremen ESS 641 Wikipedia
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