Sauser P6E
{{Short description|American homebuilt aircraft}}
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The Sauser P6E is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and built by Donald Sauser of Tustin, California. The aircraft is an 82% scale reproduction of the 1920s Curtiss P-6 Hawk. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction by the Sauser Aircraft Company.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 250. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}{{cite web|url = http://www.marchfield.org/exhibits-aircraft/aircraft/p-6-hawk-curtis-replica/|title = P-6 Hawk, Curtis (replica)|accessdate = 3 March 2014|last = March Field Air Museum|date = n.d.|url-status=dead|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20140303211529/http://www.marchfield.org/exhibits-aircraft/aircraft/p-6-hawk-curtis-replica/|archivedate = 3 March 2014}}
Design and development
Like the aircraft it is patterned after, the Sauser P6E features a strut-braced biplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing and wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|25.83|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a wing area of {{convert|170.0|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The acceptable power range is {{convert|180|to|260|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and the standard engine used is a {{convert|212|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Chevrolet small-block V-8 automotive conversion powerplant.
The Sauser P6E has a typical empty weight of {{convert|1425|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|2040|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|615|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|27|u.s.gal}} the payload for the pilot and baggage is {{convert|453|lb|kg|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
Sauser P6Es have been registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration under a variety of type designations, making them hard to catalog. Types registered include Sauser QC, Johnson F11C-2PJ (built as a F11C-2 replica), Wooldridge Saco P6-E Hawk and Roof Curtis Hawk P6E.{{cite web|url =http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=90DS|title = N-Number Inquiry Results N90DS|accessdate = 29 March 2014|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 29 March 2014}}{{cite web|url =http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=442PJ|title = N-Number Inquiry Results N442PJ|accessdate = 29 March 2014|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 29 March 2014}}{{cite web|url =http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=383SB|title = N-Number Inquiry Results N383SB|accessdate = 29 March 2014|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 29 March 2014}}{{cite web|url =http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=386PE|title = N-Number Inquiry Results N386PE|accessdate = 29 March 2014|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 29 March 2014}}
Aircraft on display
- March Field Air Museum - donated by the designer's widow in 2002.
Specifications (Sauser P6E)
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References
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