AmEagle American Eaglet
# AmEagle American Eaglet

The AmEagle American Eaglet was a highly unorthodox ultralight sailplane marketed in the U.S. for homebuilding. It was a one-seat, high-wing braced monoplane that carried an inverted V-tail on a long boom extending from a pod-like fuselage. Intended for self-launching, it was equipped with a McCulloch go-kart engine and a folding propeller behind the cabin. Its first flight was on 19 November 1975, and by 1978, at least 250 sets of plans had been sold, with 12 aircraft reportedly completed.

## Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 22 ft 9 in (6.94 m)
* Wingspan: 34 ft 4 in (10.47 m)
* Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.14 m)
* Wing area: 164.4 sq ft (15.27 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 638 lb (289 kg)
* Gross weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Continental A50 air-cooled, horizontally opposed, four-cylinder piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn) * Landing speed: 28 mph (24 kn; 45 km/h)
* Range: 225 mi (362 km, 196 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,400 m)
* Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
