AAA Vision
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The AAA
Vision is a home-built aircraft designed by Steve Rahm. It is marketed by Pro-Composites, Inc in plans form. As designed, it is a two-seat monoplane
of composite
construction and conventional tailwheel
configuration.
American Affordable Aircraft
American Affordable Aircraft is a firm based in Port Orange, Florida that markets plans for a home-built aircraft, the AAA Vision.- Description :...
Vision is a home-built aircraft designed by Steve Rahm. It is marketed by Pro-Composites, Inc in plans form. As designed, it is a two-seat monoplane
Monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...
of composite
Composite material
Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct at the macroscopic or...
construction and conventional tailwheel
Undercarriage
The undercarriage or landing gear in aviation, is the structure that supports an aircraft on the ground and allows it to taxi, takeoff and land...
configuration.
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
- Wingspan: 21 ft 8 in (6.61 m)
- Height: 7 ft 4 in (2.23 m)
- Wing area: 85 ft² (7.9 m²)
- Empty: 850 lb (386 kg)
- Loaded: 1,350 lb (614 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1x SubaruSubaru; is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of the boxer engine layout popularized in cars by the Volkswagen Beetle and Porsche 911, in most of their vehicles above 1500 cc as well as...
engine, 100 hp (75 kW) - Powerplants: up to 160 hp
Performance
- Maximum speed: 168 mph (269 km/h)
- Range: miles ( km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min (427 m/min)
- Wing loading: 15.9 lb/ft² (78 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.07 hp/lb (120 W/kg)