Larkin Skylark
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| Skylark KC-3 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt semi-amphibious aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Larkin Aircraft Corporation |
| First flight | 1973 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Larkin Skylark is single-engine amphibious homebuilt aircraft. Only one aircraft was built and flown in 1973.
Design
[edit]The Skylark is a pusher-style design with a single Volkswagen air-cooled engine above and behind the fully enclosed cockpit. The cockpit seats two occupants in side-by-side configuration, with a large Plexiglas canopy curving around both occupants. The tail is a twin-boom arrangement attached at the trailing edge of the wings, allowing clearance for the pusher propeller above and within the booms. The landing gear is a tricycle arrangement with the nose gear positioned at the foremost point of the nose and the two main gear semi-recessed into teardrop-shaped fairings on the lower sides. The fuselage and landing gear are internally supported with an aluminum tube keel.[1]
The Skylark is capable of amphibious operation when fitted with an optional V-shaped lower hull made out of fiberglass.[2]
Specifications
[edit]Data from Plane & Pilot
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot and passenger)
- Length: 19 ft 6 in (5.95 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
- Empty weight: 790 lb (358 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,246 lb (565 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen automotive engine , 65 hp (48 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Range: 525 mi (845 km, 456 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,659 m)
- Rate of climb: 550 ft/min (2.8 m/s)
See also
[edit]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ "Larkin Skylark". Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ John William Ransom Taylor (1977). Jane's Pocket book of home-built aircraft. p. 141.
- International Aircraft Directory, 3rd edition (ISBN 978-1-56027-590-9)