Sauser P6E Replica
| P6E Replica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft | |
| National origin | United States | |
| Designer | Donald Sauser | |
| Status | Plans no longer available | |
| Number built | 4 | |
| Unit cost |
US$285.00 (plans only, 1998) | |
| Developed from | Curtiss P-6 Hawk | |
The Sauser P6E Replica is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and built by Donald Sauser of Tustin, California. The aircraft is an 82% scale reproduction of the 1920s Curtiss P-6 Hawk. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction by the Sauser Aircraft Company.[1][2]
Design and development
Like the aircraft it is patterned after, the P6E Replica features a strut-braced biplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing and wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 25.83 ft (7.9 m) span wing has a wing area of 170.0 sq ft (15.79 m2). The acceptable power range is 180 to 260 hp (134 to 194 kW) and the standard engine used is a 212 hp (158 kW) Chevrolet small-block V-8 automotive conversion powerplant.[1]
The P6E Replica has a typical empty weight of 1,425 lb (646 kg) and a gross weight of 2,040 lb (930 kg), giving a useful load of 615 lb (279 kg). With full fuel of 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 453 lb (205 kg).[1]
Operational history
P6E Replicas have been registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration under a variety of type designations, making them hard to catalog. Types registered include Sauser QC, Johnson F11C-2PJ (built as a F11C-2 Replica replica), Wooldridge Saco P6-E Hawk and Roof Curtis Hawk P6E.[3][4][5][6]
Aircraft on display
- March Field Air Museum - donated by the designer's widow in 2002.[2]
Specifications (P6E Replica)
Data from AeroCrafter[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 18.91 ft (5.76 m)
- Wingspan: 25.83 ft (7.87 m)
- Wing area: 170.0 sq ft (15.79 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,425 lb (646 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,040 lb (925 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Chevrolet small block V-8 eight cylinder, liquid-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion engine, 212 hp (158 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h; 161 kn)
- Cruise speed: 120 mph (104 kn; 193 km/h)
- Stall speed: 60 mph (52 kn; 97 km/h)
- Range: 425 mi (369 nmi; 684 km)
- Wing loading: 12.0 lb/sq ft (59 kg/m2)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 250. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- 1 2 March Field Air Museum (n.d.). "P-6 Hawk, Curtis (replica)". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (29 March 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N90DS". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (29 March 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N442PJ". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (29 March 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N383SB". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (29 March 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N386PE". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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