Velocity V-Twin is an American twin engined, homebuilt aircraft, designed by Velocity Aircraft an following the layout of their earlier Velocity XL but with a single vertical tail. The Velocity V-Twin is a four-seat (with a five-seat option), retractable tricycle landing gear, composite construction aircraft with a twin engined pusher configuration and the canard layout of the Velocity XL single engine aircraft. Its fuselage is that of the XL-RG, with the addition of the single, vertical surface which replaces the twin end plate fins of the smaller XL. The aircraft features gull wing car-like doors and dual sidestick controllers. The flight control surfaces are the same as those of the XL. The aircrafts design goal was to offer the safety of twin engines without the stall and spin risks of a conventional twin during single engine operations. The prototype was first flown on 13 March 2012 and appeared at Sun n Fun the following month. General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 or 4 passengers Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m) Empty weight: 2,000 lb (907 kg) Gross weight: 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) Fuel capacity: 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming IO-320 horizontally opposed piston engines, 160 hp (120 kW) each Propellers: 3-bladed MT Propeller Performance Cruise speed: 175 kn; 323 km/h (201 mph) economical Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10 m/s) at sea level Wing loading: 21 lb/sq ft (100 kg/m2)
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