Arctic Aircraft Arctic Tern

what is it?

The Arctic Aircraft Arctic Tern (named after the bird with the same name) is a bush plane that was produced in small numbers in Alaska in the 1970s and 1980s. It is a strengthened and modernised version of the Interstate Cadet of the 1940s. It is a high-wing braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 188 km/htop speed
• range 1,049 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 1passengers
• size 862 kgmax take-off weight
• built 32made 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 51 years ago, in 1975.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,049 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1975

number built

32

makers

Arctic Aircraft

engines

1× Lycoming O-320 four-cylinder piston engine

passengers

1

length

7 m

wingspan

11.2 m

height

2.1 m

max take-off weight

862 kg

top speed

188 km/h

range

1,049 km

ceiling

5,790 m

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