Found FBA-2
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| FBA-2 | |
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 Found Aircraft FBA-2C1 BushHawk |
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| Type | Cabin monoplane |
| Manufacturer | Found Brothers Aviation |
| Designed by | S.R. Found |
| Maiden flight | 1960 |
| Number built | 35 |
| Developed from | Found FBA-1 |
| Variants | Found Centennial |
The Found FBA-2 was a 1960s Canadian four/five-seat cabin monoplane produced by Found Brothers Aviation.
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[edit] Design and development
The Found FBA-2 was an all-metal development of the company's first design, the Found FBA-1. The prototype first flew on 11 August 1960. It was a high-wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage. The production version was to be the Found FBA-2B but the aircraft was produced with a conventional tail-wheel landing gear as the Found FBA-2C. The first production FBA-2C first flew on 9 May 1962. It was powered by an Avco Lycoming O-540-A1D engine and had a slightly longer cabin and enlarged cabin doors than the prototype. Originally, float or ski landing gear was available through third parties, and later became a factory option. Production ended in 1965 to concentrate on building the newer and larger Centennial 100. Thirty-four had been built.[1]
In 1996 the design was acquired by Found Aircraft Development who developed an improved model the FBA-2C2 Bush Hawk-XP. This model was certified by Transport Canada in March, 1999 and by the Federal Aviation Administration in March, 2000. This version was manufactured between 2000-2007, after which it was replaced by a new version of the same basic airframe designated the Expedition E350 and the Expedition E350XC.[1]
[edit] Specifications (FBA-2C)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
- Height: 7 ft 9½ in (2.37 m)
- Wing area: 180.0 ft² (16.72 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,550 lb (703 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,950 lb (1338 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Avco Lycoming O-540-A1D flat-six piston, 250 hp (186 kw)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 147 mph (237 km/h)
- Range: 600 miles (966 km)
- Service ceiling 16,000 ft (4875 m)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Found Aircraft Development (undated). Found Aircraft - A Brief History. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing.
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