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The Swalesong S.A.II at Bourn Airfield Cambridgeshire in 1982 | |
Role | Homebuilt monoplane |
Designer | James Ralph Coates |
First flight | 1973 [1] |
Retired | 2007 |
Status | Preserved |
Primary user | Private pilot owner |
The Coates Swalesong is a 1970s British two-seat homebuilt monoplane.
The Swalesong S.A.II was designed and built by J. R. Coates. It is a low-wing wooden construction ( spruce with plywood skin) cantilever monoplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage, with pilot and passenger sitting side-by-side in an enclosed cockpit with a sliding canopy. [2] It first flew on 2 September 1973, [2] [1] powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Continental PC60 Ground Power Unit converted to Continental C90 standard. [3] A simplified version, the Swalesong S.A.III, was designed for homebuilding, which could be powered by engines of 85–108 hp (63–81 kW). [4]
Only one S.A.II G-AYDV and one simplified S.A.III were built. The Swalesong S.A.II survives at Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire. The CAA G-INFO website shows that its registration is current in February 2021.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1975–76 [2]
General characteristics
Performance
Swalesong | |
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The Swalesong S.A.II at Bourn Airfield Cambridgeshire in 1982 | |
Role | Homebuilt monoplane |
Designer | James Ralph Coates |
First flight | 1973 [1] |
Retired | 2007 |
Status | Preserved |
Primary user | Private pilot owner |
The Coates Swalesong is a 1970s British two-seat homebuilt monoplane.
The Swalesong S.A.II was designed and built by J. R. Coates. It is a low-wing wooden construction ( spruce with plywood skin) cantilever monoplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage, with pilot and passenger sitting side-by-side in an enclosed cockpit with a sliding canopy. [2] It first flew on 2 September 1973, [2] [1] powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Continental PC60 Ground Power Unit converted to Continental C90 standard. [3] A simplified version, the Swalesong S.A.III, was designed for homebuilding, which could be powered by engines of 85–108 hp (63–81 kW). [4]
Only one S.A.II G-AYDV and one simplified S.A.III were built. The Swalesong S.A.II survives at Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire. The CAA G-INFO website shows that its registration is current in February 2021.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1975–76 [2]
General characteristics
Performance