Globe Swift - Specifications (GC-1B)

Specifications (GC-1B)

Data from Flugzeuginfo.net Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A-766 & The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m)
  • Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
  • Wing area: 132 sq ft (12.3 m2)
  • Airfoil: Root NACA 23015, Tip NACA 23009
  • Empty weight: 1,370 lb (621 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,710 lb (776 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-125 six cylinder, four-stroke aircraft engine, 125 hp (93 kW)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 122 kn (140 mph; 226 km/h)
  • Never exceed speed: 161 kn (185 mph; 298 km/h)
  • Range: 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km)
  • Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
  • Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)

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