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Bellanca Skyrocket II
first flew 1975· utility aircraft
what is it?
The Bellanca 19-25 Skyrocket II was a prototype light airplane built in the United States in the 1970s. Despite its advanced design and exceptionally good performance, it never achieved certification or entered production.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.6 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 51 years ago, in 1975.
- Top speed is 4.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Can fly 1.0× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1975
- number built
- —
- role
- utility aircraft
- makers
- AviaBellanca Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Continental GTSIO-520-F
- length
- 8.4 m
- wingspan
- 10.6 m
- height
- 2.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,860 kg
- top speed
- 533 km/h
- cruise speed
- 410 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 9,144 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4883481, Wikipedia: Bellanca Skyrocket II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.