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Rutan Defiant
The Rutan Defiant is a four-seat, twin-engine aircraft with one propeller in front and one in the rear. It was designed by well-known aerospace engineer Burt Rutan.
Specifications (Defiant)
General Characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: ft in ( m)
- Wingspan: 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
- Height: ft in ( m)
- Wing area: ft² ( m²)
- Empty: lb ( kg)
- Loaded: lb ( kg)
- Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 2x Lycoming O-320 , 160 hp (119 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 214 mph (342 km/h)
- Range: 1,130 miles (1,808 km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Power/Mass:
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