Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair I

Glasair I
Role	amateur-built kit airplane
Manufacturer	Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft Glasair Aviation
First flight	1979
Introduction	1980
Number built	807[1]

Glasair I TD (modified with non-standard dorsal fin)

Glasair I. EAA AirVenture 2011

The Glasair I, originally built as the prototype Glasair TD taildragger, is a high-performance homebuilt aircraft built of fiberglass. Created by Tom Hamilton as a fast, two-seat kitplane, the Glasair TD was derived from the earlier Tom Hamilton Glasair and first flew in 1979. Hamilton formed Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft that year to produce and market the kit, which was the first pre-molded composite aircraft available to builders.

Specifications (Glasair 1 )

Data from Pilot Friend^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
• Wingspan: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
• Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
• Wing area: 81.3 sq ft (7.55 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,368 lb (621 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 61.4 US gallons (232 litres)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 A1B four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine, 200 hp (150 kW)
• Propellers: 3-bladed Hoffmann VP with wood blades

Performance

• Maximum speed: 260 mph (418 km/h; 226 kn)
• Cruising speed: 201 mph; 324 km/h (175 kn)
• Stall speed: 65 mph (56 kn; 105 km/h)
• Never exceed speed: 260 mph (226 kn; 418 km/h)
• Range: 1,177 mi (1,023 nmi; 1,894 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,791 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)
• Wing loading: 27.06 lb/sq ft (132.1 kg/m²)

References

1. Bud Daviddson (May 2014). "35 Years of Fast Glas". Sport Aivation: 53.
2. Pilot Friend - Glasair 1