Aquila A 210

what is it?

The Aquila A 210 is a two-seat reinforced plastic light aircraft produced in Germany from 2002. It remains in production in 2022 as the updated A211.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 241 km/htop speed
• range 1,148 kmwithout refuelling
• size 750 kgmax take-off weight
• built 222made 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 26 years ago, in 2000.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.3 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,148 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

2000-03-05

status

in production

number built

222

role

two seat light aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Aquila Aviation

engines

1× Rotax 912 S3

length

7.3 m

wingspan

10.3 m

height

2.3 m

max take-off weight

750 kg

top speed

241 km/h

cruise speed

191 km/h

range

1,148 km

ceiling

4,420 m

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