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- 1. Carlson Sparrow II AN0314505: Alan D R Brown· GFDL
what is it?
The Carlson Sparrow is a family of American, high wing, strut-braced, single engine, ultralight aircraft that was designed by Ernst W. Carlson and produced by Carlson Aircraft of East Palestine, Ohio and later Skyline Technologies of Salem, Ohio for amateur construction.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · high wing · tricycle gear · 9.2 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 39 years ago, in 1987.
- Wingspan of 9.2 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
- 1987
- introduced
- 1987
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- role
- ultralight aircraft
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Carlson Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Rotax 277
- length
- 5.1 m
- wingspan
- 9.2 m
- height
- 2.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 229 kg
- top speed
- 101 km/h
- cruise speed
- 93 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 3,048 m
- wings
- high wing
- landing gear
- tricycle gear
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5042918, Wikipedia: Carlson Sparrow (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.