Engineering:Franklyn Pea Bee
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| Pea Bee | |
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | George Franklyn |
The Franklyn Pea Bee is an American single place homebuilt aircraft, that was designed in the 1970s.
Design and development
The Pea Bee is a single place, strut-braced, low wing aircraft with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is all aluminum, the wings are of wooden construction with aluminum skins. The wings are configured with a slight anhedral.[1]
Specifications (Pea Bee)
Data from Air Trails
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Wingspan: 18 ft (5.5 m)
- Empty weight: 700 lb (318 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Franklin Horizontally opposed piston
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- ↑ Air Trails. Summer 1971.
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