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Model G17S Specifications
Approved Type Certificate:  Engineering Memorandum 779.
Issued October 11, 1946.
Total Built:  20
Price:  $29,000 (with overhauled engine)
Wing span:  32 feet
Wing Area:  296.4 ft2
Wing loading:  14.34 lb./ ft2
Length:  26 feet 9 inches
Height:  8 feet
Basic empty weight:  2,800 lb.
Maximum gross weight:  4,250 lb.
Engine:  Pratt & Whitney R-985 “Wasp Jr.” nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial, 450 hp.
Propeller:  Hamilton Standard constant-speed
Power loading:  9.44 lb./hp.
Maximum speed:  212 mph. @ 5,500 feet
Cruise speed:  201 mph. @ 10,000 feet
Landing speed:  64 mph
Rate of climb:  1,250 ft./min.
Service ceiling:  20,000 ft.
Fuel capacity:  124 gallons standard, 170 gallons with optional tanks
Range:  1,000 statute miles @ 10,000 feet
Technical features:  Lengthened fuselage. Ailerons on upper wings. Plain flaps on lower wings. Tailwheel doors. Toe-operated wheel brakes. New cowling, windshield, engine installation, main gear doors. Vertical stabilizer and rudder area increased slightly. Wing tip area reinforced with additional plywood to prevent flutter. Cantilever empennage. Wing rib spacing 6.0 inches.



 
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