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The Aerosport Rail is an American minimalist ultralight aircraft, designed by Harris Woods and built by Aerosport Inc. The aircraft was first flown on 14 November 1970.




Design and development


The Rail is little more than a 2 by 5 inch squared aluminium tube (rail) with all-metal wings and a T-tail. The pilot sits on the tube, just ahead of and above the wings. Two small two-cycle engines derated to 25 hp (19 kW) are mounted on struts behind the seat on either side of centerline, driving pusher propellers. Individual 4 U.S. gallons (15 L; 3.3 imp gal) fiberglass fuel tanks are mounted in front of each engine. About 175 sets of plans were sold between 1970 and 1977. The follow-on design, the Aerosport Quail uses the Rail's wing design for an enclosed tractor configuration homebuilt aircraft.




Specifications


Data from Air TrailsGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1 (pilot)
Length: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Wingspan: 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Wing area: 81.5 sq ft (7.57 m2)
Empty weight: 380 lb (172 kg)
Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
Fuel capacity: 8 gal
Powerplant: 2 × Aerosport-Rockwell LB600 automotive engines, 45 hp (34 kW) each De-rated to 25hp each
Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance

Maximum speed: 96 mph (154 km/h, 83 kn)
Cruise speed: 66 mph (106 km/h, 57 kn)
Stall speed: 42 mph (68 km/h, 36 kn)
Never exceed speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
Range: 120 mi (190 km, 100 nmi)
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
g limits: 3.8+




See also



Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Beaujon Enduro
Beaujon Mach .07
Colomban Cri-cri
Hovey Whing Ding
RLU-1 Breezy




References

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