The AeroCad AeroCanard is a family of American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by AeroCad of Florissant, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, pages 37-38. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 96. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.

Design and development

The AeroCanard line of aircraft all feature a cantilever mid-wing, a canard tail, a four seat enclosed cabin and a single engine in pusher configuration. The tricycle landing gear features either fixed main wheels and a retractable nose wheel or fully retractable gear, depending on the model. The aircraft is made from composites. Its span wing has an area of . The aircraft's recommended engine power range is with the standard engine used the Lycoming IO-360

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powerplant.

Operational history

By October 2012 four examples had been registered in the United States with the

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Variants

;AeroCanard FG :Version with fixed main

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and retractable nose wheel. The estimated time to build this model is 1400 hours. Eighteen had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011. ;AeroCanard RG :Version with fully retractable landing gear. The estimated time to build this model is 1700 hours. Three had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011. ;AeroCanard SB :Version with fixed main landing gear, retractable nose wheel with a "smaller body" width at the front seats. The estimated time to build this model is 1500 hours. Two had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011. ;AeroCanard SX :Version with fixed main landing gear and retractable nose wheel. The estimated time to build this model is 1400 hours. One had been reported as completed and flown by the end of 2011.

Specifications (AeroCanard RG)

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.aerocad.com/ Homebuilt aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Canard aircraft