Specifications (HM.290 Flying Flea)
Data from Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 14.0 ft (4.27 m)
- Wingspan: 20.0 ft (6.1 m)
- Height:
- Empty weight: 410 lb (186 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 700 lb (317 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × McCulloch, 72 hp (54 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 85 mph (138 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 80 mph (130 km/h)
- Stall speed: 35 mph (57 km/h)
- Range: 275 mi (446 km) at 8,000 ft (2,438 m)
- Service ceiling: 16,400 ft (7437 m)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.05 m/s)
- Power/mass: 9.72 lb/hp (5.9 kg/kW)
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