Glassic SQ2000 explained
The
Glassic SQ2000 (also written as
SQ 2000 and
SQ-2000) is an American
homebuilt aircraft, designed and produced by Glassic Composites LLC of
Sale Creek, Tennessee. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
[1] [2] Design and development
The SQ2000 features a cantilever mid-wing with tip rudders and a canard, a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed or optionally retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from composites. Its 26.581NaN1 span wing has a wing area of 104square feet. The cabin width is 48inches. The acceptable power range is 160to and the standard engine used is the 2000NaN0 Lycoming IO-360 powerplant.
Like many canard designs, the SQ2000 has lengthy runway requirements. The standard day, sea level take-off run is 16000NaN0, while the landing roll is 15000NaN0.
Operational history
By 1998 the company reported that two kits had been sold and that one aircraft had been completed and was flying.
In December 2013 five examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although a total of eight had been registered at one time.
Variants
- SQ2000 XP
Retractable gear model. The SQ2000 XP has a typical empty weight of 1200lb and a gross weight of 2250lb, giving a useful load of 1050lb. With full fuel of the payload for pilot, passengers and baggage is 798lb. The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 700 hours.
- SQ2000 ES
Fixed gear model, with oleo strut-mounted gear. The SQ2000 ES has a typical empty weight of 1200lb and a gross weight of 1900lb, giving a useful load of 700lb. With full fuel of the payload for pilot, passengers and baggage is 466lb. Other differences from the SQ2000 XP include a wing area of 100square feet and a cruise speed of 225mph. The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 750 hours.External links
Notes and References
- Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 167. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
- Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 28 December 2013. Federal Aviation Administration. 28 December 2013.
