MICCO AIRCRAFT “SP20″€/”SP26″€

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Key Takeaways:

  • Micco Aircraft Company acquired the Meyers 145 type certificate in 1994, undertaking a significant redesign effort.
  • The SP20, introduced in 2000, is a 200-hp, two-seat, all-metal, low-wing sports plane with retractable gear and full aerobatic capabilities.
  • The SP26, launched in 2002, is a more advanced and powerful (260-hp) variant of the SP20, featuring enhanced aerobatic limits of +6 Gs and -3 Gs at maximum gross weight.
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Micco SP20

Micco SP26
STANDARD DATA: (SP20) Seats 2. Gross wt. 2,600. Empty wt. 1,800. Fuel capacity 73. Engine 200-hp Lycoming IO-360-C1E6.
PERFORMANCE: Cruise 140 kts. Stall 43 kts. Initial climb rate 950 fpm. Ceiling 12,000. Takeoff roll 600′. Landing roll 700′.

STANDARD DATA: (SP26) Seats 2. Gross wt. 2.850. Empty wt. 2,040. Fuel capacity 68. Engine 260-hp Lycoming IO-540-T4B5.
PERFORMANCE: Cruise 155 kts. Stall 49 kts. Initial climb rate 1,500 fpm. Range 800 nm. Ceiling 18,000′. Takeoff roll 800′. Landing roll 700′.

The Micco Aircraft Company acquired the type certificate for the original two-place Meyers 145 in 1994. The company invested in a substantial effort to redesign and improve the aircraft, and eventually won an amended type certificate for the SP20 in early 2000. The 200-hp, all-metal low wing sports plane had retractable gear and was fully aerobatic. Looking to push the envelope even further, Micco put a 260-hp SP26 into production in 2002. The more advanced designed allowed for +6 Gs and –3 Gs at its maximum gross weight.

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