LOVING‘S "LOVE" - Plane + Pilot

LOVING‘S “LOVE”

Plane & Pilot

Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Love racer is a distinctive aircraft featuring reverse gull wings and full wheel covers, built with a fabric skin over a wooden frame.
Powered by an 85-hp Continental engine, it achieves a high top speed of 215 mph and a cruise speed of 142 mph.
It boasts impressive performance metrics including a 2,100 feet per minute climb rate, a 500-foot takeoff run, and a 450-mile range.

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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 885. Empty wt. 613. Fuel capacity 15. Wingspan 20′. Length 17’2″.
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 215. Cruise mph 142. Stall mph 58. Climb rate 2,100. Takeoff run 500. Landing roll 1,200. Range 450.

The Love racer features reverse gull wings and full wheel covers. It is built from fabric around a wooden frame. With an 85-hp Continental powerplant, it is capable of speeds in excess of 200 mph.