Aerosport Rail

Rail
Role Ultralight aircraft
Manufacturer Aerosport
Designer Harris Woods
First flight 14 November 1970
Number built 175
Unit cost
US$2,495 in 1971[1]

The Aerosport Rail is an American minimalist ultralight aircraft, designed by Harris Woods and built by Aerosport Inc. The aircraft was first flown on 14 November 1970.

Design and development

The Rail is little more than a 2 by 5 inch squared aluminium tube (rail) with all-metal wings and a T-tail. The pilot sits on the tube, just ahead of and above the wings.[2] Two small two-cycle engines derated to 25 hp (19 kW) are mounted on struts behind the seat on either side of centerline, driving pusher propellers. Individual 4 U.S. gallons (15 L; 3.3 imp gal) fiberglass fuel tanks are mounted in front of each engine. About 175 sets of plans were sold between 1970 and 1977. The follow-on design, the Aerosport Quail uses the Rail's wing design for an enclosed tractor configuration homebuilt aircraft.[3]

Specifications

Data from Air Trails

General characteristics

Performance

Related content

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

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  1. "none". Air Progress: 27. November 1971.
  2. "none". Air Trails: 74. Summer 1971.
  3. "The New Aerosport Quail". Sport Aviation. March 1972.


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