Marquart MA-4 Lancer
| MA-4 Lancer | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| Designer | Ed Marquart |
The Marquart MA-4 Lancer is a single place, homebuilt biplane.[1]
Design and development
[edit]The MA-4 is a single engine, single place biplane with conventional landing gear designed by Ed Marquart. The aircraft uses a constant-chord wing.[2][3]
Operational history
[edit]In 1966 pilot Chuck Wickliffe, won first place flying the Clark Dollar Bill Special in the biplane category at the Reno Air Races with a speed of 147 mph (237 km/h).[4][5]
Specifications (MA-4 Lancer)
[edit]Data from Air Trails
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
- Wingspan: 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Wing area: 116 sq ft (10.8 m2)
- Empty weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,000 lb (454 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 16 gal
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental Horizontally opposed piston, 65 hp (48 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 128 kn (147 mph, 237 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 96 kn (110 mph, 180 km/h)
- Stall speed: 39 kn (45 mph, 72 km/h)
- Range: 300 nmi (350 mi, 560 km)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
See also
[edit]Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
[edit]- ^ Air Trails: 79. Winter 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Ed Marquart, Flabab Airport pioneer dies". General Aviation News. 20 July 2007.
- ^ Air Trails Sport Aircraft: 70. Winter 1969.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Don Berliner. Airplane Racing: A History, 1909-2008.
- ^ Philip Handleman. Air Racing Today: Heavy Iron at Reno. p. 110.