1. Design and development

2. Operational history

3. Specifications (Sportaire)

4. References

5. External links

The Rogers Sportaire is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed David M. Rogers and produced by Rogers Aircraft of Riverside, California, introduced in 1959. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, but plans are no longer available. Only one was built.^[1][2]

Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the {{convert|26.3|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing made from wood, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. The engine used in the sole example is a {{convert|125|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-290 powerplant.^[1][2]

The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|984|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|1600|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|616|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|22|u.s.gal}} the payload is {{convert|484|lb|kg|abbr=on}}.^[1]

Operational history

By October 2013 only one example had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.^[2]

Specifications (Sportaire)

|genhide=
|crew=one
|capacity=one passenger
|length m=
|length ft=18
|length in=0
|length note=
|span m=
|span ft=26
|span in=4
|span note=
|height m=
|height ft=
|height in=
|height note=
|wing area sqm=
|wing area sqft=
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=
|airfoil=
|empty weight kg=
|empty weight lb=984
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=
|gross weight lb=1600
|gross weight note=
|fuel capacity={{convert|22|u.s.gal}}
|more general=

|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming O-290
|eng1 type=four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine
|eng1 kw=
|eng1 hp=125
|prop blade number=
|prop name=
|prop dia m=
|prop dia ft=
|prop dia in=
|prop note=

|perfhide=
|max speed kmh=
|max speed mph=160
|max speed kts=
|max speed note=
|cruise speed kmh=
|cruise speed mph=150
|cruise speed kts=
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed kmh=
|stall speed mph=55
|stall speed kts=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed kmh=
|never exceed speed mph=
|never exceed speed kts=
|never exceed speed note=
|range km=
|range miles=400
|range nmi=
|range note=
|endurance=
|ceiling m=
|ceiling ft=
|ceiling note=
|g limits=
|roll rate=
|glide ratio=
|climb rate ms=
|climb rate ftmin=1000
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|sink rate ms=
|sink rate ftmin=
|sink rate note=
|lift to drag=
|wing loading kg/m2=
|wing loading lb/sqft=
|wing loading note=
|power/mass=
|thrust/weight=
|more performance=
|avionics=
}}

References

External links

• Photo of the Sportaire airframe under restoration
• Photo of the Sportaire instrument panel under restoration
• Photo of the Sportaire dataplate

• John Blackwood (art dealer)
• John Blackwood (footballer)
• John Blackwood (footballer, born 1877)
• John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation – Bacolod, Inc.
• John Blaicher
• John Blair (1890s footballer)
• John Blair Brown
• John Blair (disambiguation)
• John Blair, Jr.
• John Blair (pastor)
• John Blair (rugby player)
• John Blair (Scottish footballer)
• John Blair, Sr.
• John Blair Sr.
• John Blake, Jr.
• John Blake, Jr. (politician)
• John Blakely (cricketer)
• John Blake (makeup artist)
• John Blakeney (1756-1781)
• John Blake (Pennsylvania State Senator)
• John Blake (Pennsylvania state senator)
• John Blaket
• John Bland (American football)
• John Bland (American football coach)
• John Bland (rower)