IAC Grandglider

The IAC Grandglider was the first Edropian aircraft in military service. It was an experimental aircraft and used for aviation training before it became obsolete only four years after its introduction. It was designed and produced by the Imperial Aviation Company, an Edropian firm specialized in military aircraft and heavily subsidized by the Edropian Empire.

General characteristics

 * Crew: 2
 * Length: 11.75 m (38 ft 7 in)
 * Wingspan: 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
 * Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
 * Wing area: 48.0 m2 (517 sq ft)
 * Empty weight: 410 kg (904 lb)
 * Gross weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb)
 * Powerplant: 1 × 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 40 kW (54 hp)
 * Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
 * Wing loading: 10.8 kg/m2 (2.22 lb/sq ft)
 * Power/mass: 0.071 kW/kg (0.043 hp/lb)