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Stoddard Hamilton Glasair I

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First flight
  
1979

Number of seats
  
2

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Manufacturers
  
Glasair Aviation, Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft

The Glasair I, originally built as the prototype Glasair TD taildragger, is a high-performance homebuilt aircraft built of fiberglass. Created by Tom Hamilton as a fast, two-seat kitplane, the Glasair TD was derived from the earlier Tom Hamilton Glasair and first flew in 1979. Hamilton formed Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft that year to produce and market the kit, which was the first pre-molded composite aircraft available to builders.

Specifications (Glasair 1 )

Data from Pilot Friend

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
  • Wingspan: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
  • Wing area: 81.3 sq ft (7.55 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,368 lb (621 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 61.4 US gallons (232 litres)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 A1B four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine, 200 hp (150 kW)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed Hoffmann VP with wood blades
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 260 mph (418 km/h; 226 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 201 mph; 324 km/h (175 kn)
  • Stall speed: 65 mph (105 km/h; 56 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 260 mph (418 km/h; 226 kn)
  • Range: 1,177 mi (1,023 nmi; 1,894 km)
  • Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,800 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 27.06 lb/sq ft (132.1 kg/m2)
  • References

    Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair I Wikipedia