Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar

what is it?

The Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar is an American all-metal, 4-seat, twin-engined light aircraft. The Cougar was a twin-engine development of the Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger and traces its lineage to the AA-1 Yankee Clipper and the Bede BD-1.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 11.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 311 km/htop speed
• range 2,167 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,724 kgmax take-off weight
• built 115made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 52 years ago, in 1974.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,167 km: 12× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1974

introduced

1978

number built

115

role

personal and trainer aircraft

makers

American Aviation

engines

2× Lycoming O-320-D1D

length

8.7 m

wingspan

11.2 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

1,724 kg

top speed

311 km/h

cruise speed

296 km/h

range

2,167 km

ceiling

5,304 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.