Specifications (AA-1A)
Data from The American Trainer Owner's Manual
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 19.24 ft (5.87 m)
- Wingspan: 24.46 ft (7.46 m)
- Height: 6.80 ft (2.07 m)
- Wing area: 98 ft² (9.11 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,018 lb (461 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-C2C flat-four engine, 108 hp (80.6 kW)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 195 mph (314 km/h)
- Maximum speed: 138 mph (222 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 125 mph (201 km/h)
- Stall speed: 60 mph (97 km/h)
- Range: 488 mi (785 km) at 8,000 ft (2,438 m)
- Service ceiling: 13,750 ft (4,191 m)
- Rate of climb: 765 ft/min (3.89 m/s)
- Wing loading: 14.9 lb/ft² (72.75 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 13.9 lb/hp (8.42 kg/kW)
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