Taylorcraft F-21
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| Taylorcraft F-21A, built in 1984, at Montgomery Field, San Diego in 1990. | |
| Role | Light aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Taylorcraft Aircraft |
| Introduction | 1980 |
| Status | in service |
| Primary user | private pilot owners |
| Produced | 1980-1990[1] |
| Number built | 43 |
| Unit cost |
$37,398 in 1991
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| Developed from | Taylorcraft F-19 Sportsman |
The Taylorcraft F-21 is a high-wing American-built certified light aircraft developed from earlier Taylorcraft designs.[2]
Contents
Development
The Taylorcraft F-21 is a single-engine, high-wing, conventional-gear aircraft. It was developed from the earlier F-19 model with a larger 118 hp engine and an updated FAA-type certificate.[3]
Production
43 examples of the F-21 basic design were built between 1980 and 1990. These were designated the F-21, F-21A and F-21B, with minor changes in design.
Operational history
- A 1988 Taylorcraft F-21 was displayed as an award in the Stardust Casino, Las Vegas. Per the U.S. Civil Aircraft Register, 34 F-21 models were active with private pilot owners in 2014, of which 18 were F-21, 3 were F-21A and 13 were F-21B models.
Variants
- F-21
- Conventional gear with 118 h.p. Lycoming O-235-C engine. 1,500 lb TOGW. 22 built 1980-1985.
- F-21A
- F-21 with fuselage fuel tank deleted and 40 gal fuel capacity in two wing tanks. 6 built 1982-1984.
- F-21B
- F-21 with 42 gal total fuel capacity and 1,750 TOGW. New wing spars and aluminium under-fuselage skinning. 15 built 1985-1990.
A further development was the F-22:
- F-22A
- Tricycle gear
- F-22C STOL 180
- Tricycle gear 180hp - 1 built
Specifications (F-21B)
Data from AOPA
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
- Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
- Wing area: 184 sq ft (17.1 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,064 lb (483 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,750 lb (794 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 42 gal
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-L2C Horizontally opposed piston, 118 hp (88 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich two-blade
Performance
- Cruise speed: 100 kn (115 mph; 185 km/h)
- Stall speed: 42 kn (48 mph; 78 km/h)
- Never exceed speed: 128 kn (147 mph; 237 km/h)
- Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
- Wing loading: 9.5 lb/sq ft (46 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 14.8 lb/hp
See also
- Related development
References
Bibliography
- Simpson, R.W., The General Aviation Handbook, 2005, Midland Publishing, Hinckley, ISBN 1-85780-222-5
