Whitcraft Model 165

Model 165
Role	Single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Whitcraft Corporation
Designer	Mickey Whittenburg
First flight	1965
Number built	1

The Whitcraft Model 165 was an American single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft designed by Mickey Whittenburg and built by him over a ten-year period, first flying in 1965.^[1]

The Model 165 is a strut-braced, low-wing monoplane made with welded steel-tube fuselage along with a fabric covering.^[1] The wing is a conventional light alloy structure with a fabric covering with vee-bracing strut on each side, ailerons but no flaps.^[1] The aircraft is powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A-65 air-cooled engine driving a two-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller.^[1] The pilot has an enclosed cockpit with a rearward-sliding transparent canopy, the landing gear is a fixed tailwheel type.^[1]

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
• Wingspan: 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m)
• Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
• Wing area: 88 sq ft (8.18 m²)
• Empty weight: 606 lb (274 kg)
• Gross weight: 930 lb (421 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed and air-cooled piston , 65 hp (48 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 mph (192 km/h, 100 kn)
• Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)
• Stall speed: 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn)
• Range: 250 mi (402 km, 220 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 9,000 ft (2,745 m)
• Rate of climb: 400 ft/min (2.0 m/s)