The Colt 190 design rights and fuselage, wing alignment, and gear jigs were purchased by Spibec Corp for $30,000, according to Carroll S Bechtel, one of Spibec’s three owners. By 1958 the prototype had been flown more than 350 hours. Engineering data necessary for FAA approval, with the exception of static wing-loading tests, had been completed. Although with no firm orders, Bechtel production schedule called for 50 Colts the first year (1960) and another 50 the second year at one of several airports in the Philadelphia area, with subsequent output depending on demand for the plane. The projected base price $7,995
Ray Weatherley acquired plans of the Colt 4-seater NX54082 from Luscombe Airplane Corporation in 1942. A high wing cabin monoplane, designed by Fred Knack and completed post-war, the aircraft was still active into the ’90s.
Engine: 190hp Lycoming O-435 or 215hp Franklin
Wingspan: 36’3″
Length: 23’11”
Useful load: 685 lb
Max speed: 160 mph
Cruise speed: 140 mph
Stall: 52 mph
Range: 750 mi
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