Sauser P6E

Sauser P6E
Sauser P6E
	P-6E built as a Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk replica
General information
Type	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Designer	Donald Sauser
Status	Plans no longer available
Number built	4
History
Developed from	Curtiss P-6 Hawk

The Sauser P6E is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and built by Donald Sauser of Tustin, California. The aircraft is an 82% scale reproduction of the 1920s Curtiss P-6 Hawk. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction by the Sauser Aircraft Company.

Design and development

Like the aircraft it is patterned after, the Sauser P6E features a strut-braced biplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing and wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 25.83 ft (7.9 m) span wing has a wing area of 170.0 sq ft (15.79 m²). The acceptable power range is 180 to 260 hp (134 to 194 kW) and the standard engine used is a 212 hp (158 kW) Chevrolet small-block V-8 automotive conversion powerplant.

The Sauser P6E has a typical empty weight of 1,425 lb (646 kg) and a gross weight of 2,040 lb (930 kg), giving a useful load of 615 lb (279 kg). With full fuel of 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 453 lb (205 kg).

Operational history

Sauser P6Es have been registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration under a variety of type designations, making them hard to catalog. Types registered include Sauser QC, Johnson F11C-2PJ (built as a F11C-2 replica), Wooldridge Saco P6-E Hawk and Roof Curtis Hawk P6E.

Aircraft on display

March Field Air Museum - donated by the designer's widow in 2002.

Specifications (Sauser P6E)

Data from AeroCrafter

General characteristics

Crew: one
Length: 18.91 ft (5.76 m)
Wingspan: 25.83 ft (7.87 m)
Wing area: 170.0 sq ft (15.79 m²)
Empty weight: 1,425 lb (646 kg)
Gross weight: 2,040 lb (925 kg)
Fuel capacity: 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Chevrolet small block V-8 eight cylinder, liquid-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion engine, 212 hp (158 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden

Performance

Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn)
Cruise speed: 120 mph (190 km/h, 100 kn)
Stall speed: 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn)
Range: 425 mi (684 km, 369 nmi)
Wing loading: 12.0 lb/sq ft (59 kg/m²)

References

1 2 3 4 5 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 250. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
1 2 March Field Air Museum (n.d.). "P-6 Hawk, Curtis (replica)". Retrieved March 3, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N90DS". Retrieved March 29, 2014.
↑ Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N442PJ". Retrieved March 29, 2014.
↑ Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N383SB". Retrieved March 29, 2014.
↑ Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N386PE". Retrieved March 29, 2014.

External links

[Aerocrafter-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 250. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1

[Museum-2] 1 2 March Field Air Museum (n.d.). "P-6 Hawk, Curtis (replica)". Retrieved March 3, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[FAARegN90DS-3] Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N90DS". Retrieved March 29, 2014.

[FAARegN442PJ-4] Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N442PJ". Retrieved March 29, 2014.

[FAARegN383SB-5] Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N383SB". Retrieved March 29, 2014.

[FAARegN386PE-6] Federal Aviation Administration (March 29, 2014). "N-Number Inquiry Results N386PE". Retrieved March 29, 2014.