Javelin V6 STOL
{{Short description|American homebuilt STOL aircraft}}
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The Javelin V6 STOL is an American STOL homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Javelin Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 182. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
Design and development
The V6 STOL consists of plans to power an existing certified Piper PA-20 Pacer airframe with a Ford Motor Company V6 engine and moving it from the Certified Category to the Experimental Amateur-built category.
The aircraft features a strut-braced high wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
Since it uses a standard Piper Pacer airframe, the aircraft is made from welded steel tubing, covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|32.00|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs a USA 35B airfoil, mounts flaps and has a wing area of {{convert|168.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The standard conversion installs a {{convert|230|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Ford V6 powerplant, driving a fixed pitch propeller, although engines of up to {{convert|300|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} can be employed. The {{convert|230|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine gives the aircraft a sea level, standard day takeoff distance of {{convert|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} and a landing distance of {{convert|300|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage|accessdate = 5 January 2014|last = Lednicer|first = David|year = 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|archive-date = 20 April 2010|url-status = dead}}
The V6 STOL has a typical empty weight of {{convert|1200|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|2200|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|1000|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|36|u.s.gal}} the payload for pilot, passengers and baggage is {{convert|784|lb|kg|abbr=on}}.
The manufacturer estimates the time to complete the conversion from the supplied plans as 400 hours.
Operational history
In January 2014, 14 examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, but a total of 25 had been registered at one time.{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=V6+STOL&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 5 January 2014|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 5 January 2014|archive-date = January 6, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031557/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=V6+STOL&PageNo=1|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=903PD|title = N-Number Inquiry Results|accessdate = 5 January 2014|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 5 January 2014|archive-date = March 5, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015512/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=903PD|url-status = dead}}
Specifications (V6 STOL)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Blanton-Javelin-V6/1353839/M/ Photo of a Javelin V6 STOL]
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