Aviat Husky

what is it?

The Aviat Husky is a tandem two-seat, high-wing, utility light aircraft built by Aviat Aircraft of Afton, Wyoming. It is the only all-new light aircraft that was designed and entered series production in the United States in the mid-to-late 1980s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 233 km/htop speed
• size 998 kgmax take-off weight
• built 650made 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 40 years ago, in 1986.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.8 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

1986

introduced

1987

status

still flying

number built

650

role

light utility aircraft

makers

Aviat Aircraft Inc.

engines

1× Lycoming O-360-A1P

length

6.9 m

wingspan

10.8 m

max take-off weight

998 kg

top speed

233 km/h

cruise speed

225 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,096 m

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