Coates Swalesong
The Coates Swalesong is a 1970s British two-seat homebuilt monoplane.
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The Swalesong S.A.II at Bourn Airfield Cambridgeshire in 1982 | |
Role | Homebuilt monoplane |
Designer | James Ralph Coates |
First flight | 1974 |
Retired | 2007 |
Status | Preserved |
Primary user | Private pilot owner |
Development and operational history
The Swalesong S.A.II was designed and built by James Ralph Coates. It first flew in 1974. It is a low-wing wooden construction cantilever monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage and is powered by a 90 hp Continental engine.[1]
Only one S.A.II G-AYDV and one simplified S.A.III were built. The Swalesong S.A.II survives in storage at Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire. The CAA G-INFO website shows that its Certificate of Airworthiness expired on 8 August 2007.
Variants
- Swalesong S.A.I
- Designation of Luton Minor registration G-AMAW built by Jim Coates in the 1950s, not connected with S.A.II or S.A.III
- Swalesong S.A.II
- Prototype, one built.[1]
- Swalesong S.A.III
- Simplified design for amateur construction, one built.[1]
Specifications (SA2)
Data from Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. p. 382. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.
General characteristics
- Length: 19 ft (5.8 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
- Empty weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental PC60 Ground Power Unit converted to C90 standard , 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
- Range: 450 mi (720 km, 390 nmi)
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References
- Taylor, John W. R.. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2
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- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. p. 382. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.
See also
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