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Gear retraction of a Velocity on takeoff. The Velocity XL is 12 in (310 mm) longer and has a 20 in (510 mm) greater span than the SE. [3] The standard XL has a cruising range of 875 nautical miles (1,620 km; 1,007 mi) and a 75% power cruising speed of 185 knots (213 mph; 343 km/h) air speed.
The Velocity Model 173 SE (Standard Elite) is an entry-level canard pusher aircraft from Velocity Aircraft. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The four seat, rear engine aircraft may be powered by a 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming IO-320 or a 200 hp (150 kW) Lycoming IO-360 engine.
Velocity, Inc. is an American kit aircraft manufacturer. The company was founded in 1984 by Danny Maher, marketing a four-seat homebuilt aircraft based on the Long-EZ design. The first prototype flew in 1985. The company was sold to Scott and Duane Swing in 1992. In 1995, the cockpit design was changed, adding a gull wing door design. [1]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2013/14 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 or 4 passengers Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m) Empty weight: 2,000 lb (907 kg) Gross weight: 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) Fuel capacity: 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming IO-320 4 horizontally opposed piston engines, 160 hp (120 kW) each Propellers: 3-bladed MT Propeller ...
The "restart" aircraft built after 1996 were different in many other details including a different engine, new seating design, etc. [citation needed] By mid-2013, Cessna planned to introduce the next model of the 182T, designated the JT-A, using the 227 hp (169 kW) SMA SR305-230 diesel engine running on Jet-A with a burn rate of 11 US gallons ...
The recommended engine is the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360, but a variety of powerplants from 160 to 220 hp (119 to 164 kW) have been used. One installation uses two Suzuki 1600 automobile engines driving two concentric contrarotating propellers.
Certified four-cylinder, fuel-injected, horizontally opposed, air-cooled direct drive, 390 cubic inches (6.39 litres), 215 hp (160 kW) at 2,700 rpm, dry weight 296 lb (134 kg). This model is the same as the C3A6, except that the propeller governor is located on left front of the crankcase. Used on Cirrus SR20 G6. [6] [11]
In 2014, a DH180 was installed and demonstrated at the EAA Airventure airshow on a Cirrus SR20.A retrofit kit is planned for the SR20. [3]The engine received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on April 7, 2023, with first customer deliveries planned for 2024.