Pancoast Pelican
# Pancoast Pelican

The Pancoast Pelican is an American twin-engine homebuilt aircraft.

## Design and development

The Pelican is a two place side-by-side configuration, high-wing, twin-engine, tricycle gear aircraft. The open cockpit aircraft is of all-wood construction with a plywood fuselage. The tail section is removable for ground transportation on a trailer.

## Specifications (Pelican)

Data from Sport Aviation 1969

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one
* Length: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
* Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
* Height: 7 ft (2.1 m)
* Wing area: 112 sq ft (10.4 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
* Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
* Powerplant: 2 × OMC 4 cycle two cylinder, 18 hp (13 kW) each

Performance

* Cruise speed: 52 kn (60 mph, 97 km/h)
* Endurance: 5 hr
