Grumman American AA-5
The Grumman American AA -5 is a light aircraft from the American manufacturer Grumman American.
History
The American Aircraft Company developed its 1970 two-seater American AA - 1 for the four-seater AA -5 Traveller on. For this, the fuselage was lengthened by 0.84 m and also increases the span by 2.13 m. The drive was a 115 kW Lycoming O -320 is used, which drove a two-blade propeller. The first flight took place on 21 August 1970 and the first delivery in December, 1971. After the takeover of American Aircraft by Grumman was issued in 1974 further improved the luxury version AA -5B Tiger, and from 1976 the simpler AA -5A Cheetah, built until 1979. These had larger tail surfaces and rear windows, more fuel storage and stronger Lycoming O -360 engines. In 1990, American General Aircraft the rights to the aircraft and produced until 1994, further improved AG -5B Tiger. Between 2002 and 2006, then built the company Tiger Aircraft AG -5B further. A total of 831 AA -5, AA -5A built 900, 1323 AA - 5B, and more than 170 AG -5B.
Construction
The AA -5 is a light, four-seat all-metal low-wing airplane in construction.