In September 1990 it was reported the name SwiftThunder was adopted for the derivative of the SwiftFury offered to the USAF’s enhanced flight screening aircraft programme. The two aircraft differ only in the tricycle undercarriage on the Swift Thunder. A three-day evaluation of the SwiftFury prototype was being made during August 1990 at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, with five sorties to be flown each day.
LoPresti Fury
Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 hp @ 2700 @ SL
TBO: 2000 hrs
Fuel type: 100/100LL
Propeller type/diameter: Hartzell CS/76 in.
Landing gear type: Tri/Retr.
Max ramp weight: 2300 lb
Gross weight: 2300 lb
Max landing weight: 2300 lb
Empty weight: 1450 lb
Useful load: 850 lb
Payload, full fuel: 490 lb
Usable fuel (gals.): 60
Wingspan: 29 ft. 3 in.
Overall length: 22 ft. 6 in.
Height: 7 ft. 2 in.
Wing area: 138.6 sq. ft
Wing loading: 16.6 lbs./sq. ft
Power loading: 11.5 lbs./hp
Wheel base: 12 ft. 5 in.
Wheel track: 9 ft. 9 in.
Wheel size: 6.00 x 6 in
Seating capacity: 2
Cabin width: 44 in
Cabin height: 45 in
Baggage capacity: 200lb
Cruise speed 75% power @ 8,300 ft.: 182 kt
Cruise speed 65% power @ 8,300 ft.: 175 kt
Max range (w/ reserve) 55% power: 870 nm
Fuel consumption 75% power: 10.5 USgph
Fuel consumption 65% power: 9.1 USgph
Fuel consumption 55% power: 7.7 USgph
Stall speed (flaps up): 49 kt
Stall speed (flaps down): 44 kt
Best rate of climb: 1350 fpm
Service ceiling: 21,000 ft
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