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- 1. AquilaA211: FlugKerl2· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Aquila A 211 is a German, two seat side-by-side configuration light aircraft, built by Aquila Aviation.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 10.3 m wingspan
base stats
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 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10.3 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2000
- number built
- —
- role
- light aircraft
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- engines
- 1× Rotax 912S
- length
- 7.4 m
- wingspan
- 10.3 m
- height
- 2.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 750 kg
- top speed
- 265 km/h
- cruise speed
- 209 km/h
- range
- 990 km
- ceiling
- 4,420 m
- wings
- low wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q14906311, Wikipedia: Aquila A 211 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.