Taylorcraft F-21
# Taylorcraft F-21

The Taylorcraft F-21 is a high-wing American-built certified light aircraft developed from earlier Taylorcraft designs.

## Development

The Taylorcraft F-21 is a single-engine, high-wing, conventional-gear aircraft. It was developed from the earlier F-19 model with a larger 118 hp engine and an updated FAA-type certificate.

## Production

43 examples of the F-21 basic design were built between 1980 and 1990. These were designated the F-21, F-21A and F-21B, with minor changes in design.

## Operational history

* A 1988 Taylorcraft F-21 was displayed as an award in the Stardust Casino, Las Vegas. Per the U.S. Civil Aircraft Register, 34 F-21 models were active with private pilot owners in 2014, of which 18 were F-21, 3 were F-21A and 13 were F-21B models.

## Variants

### F-21

    Conventional gear with 118 h.p. Lycoming O-235-C engine. 1,500 lb TOGW. 22 built 1980-1985.

### F-21A

    F-21 with fuselage fuel tank deleted and 40 gal fuel capacity in two wing tanks. 6 built 1982-1984.

### F-21B

    F-21 with 42 gal total fuel capacity and 1,750 TOGW. New wing spars and aluminium under-fuselage skinning. 15 built 1985-1990.

A further development was the F-22:

### F-22A

    Tricycle gear

### F-22C STOL 180

    Tricycle gear 180hp - 1 built

## Specifications (F-21B)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988–89

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 22 ft 1+1⁄4 in (6.737 m)
* Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
* Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
* Wing area: 183.71 sq ft (17.067 $m^2)$
* Airfoil: NACA 23012
* Empty weight: 1,025 lb (465 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 1,750 lb (794 kg)
* Fuel capacity: 42 US gal (35 imp gal; 160 L) total
* Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming O-235-L2C air-cooled flat-four engine, 118 hp (88 kW)
* Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich 72CK-O-50 fixed-pitch metal propeller, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) diameter

Performance

* Maximum speed: 125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn)
* Stall speed: 48 mph (77 km/h, 42 kn) (power off)
* Never exceed speed: 147 mph (237 km/h, 128 kn)
* Range: 732 mi (1,178 km, 636 nmi) (75% power)
* g limits: +4.4 / -1.76
* Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
* Takeoff run to and landing run from 50 ft (15 m): 425 ft (130 m)
