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Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,270 lb (576 kg) and powered by a 100 hp (75 kW)
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Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,200 lb (544 kg) and powered by an 80 hp (60 kW)
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Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,200 lb (544 kg) and powered by a 80 hp (60 kW)
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Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,200 lb (544 kg) and powered by a 64 hp (48 kW)
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The landing gear arrangement includes sprung-steel main gear and a similarly sprung steerable tail wheel or optional sprung-steel nose wheel.
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four-stroke engine. First flown in 1995. Fuselage differs from the XS in that the rear window is eliminated and replaced with a high rear
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Single seat cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 625 lb (283 kg) and powered by a 40 hp (30 kW)
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The single-seat SS model was developed into a line of side-by-side two seaters with different engine and fuselage designs.
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Capella Aircraft went out of business in late 2007, and the series is no longer in production.
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model was introduced in 1988. All members of the design family were available as optionally
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The family of aircraft all share common design features, including an enclosed cabin-style
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41 mph (66 km/h, 36 kn) 36 mph in landing configuration, flaps down.
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four-stroke engine. The fuselage incorporates a rear window. First flown in 1990.
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engine. The fuselage incorporates a rear window. First flown in 1990.
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engine. The fuselage incorporates a rear window. First flown in 1988.
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and has an optional folding system for transport and storage.
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taildragger models. The fuselage incorporates a rear window.
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Index

Capella SS
Kit aircraft
United States
Capella Aircraft Corporation
American
tractor configuration
Capella Aircraft
Austin, Texas
amateur construction
conventional landing gear
tricycle gear
fuselage
horizontal stabilizer
tail fin
4130 steel
aluminium
aircraft fabric
flaps
Rotax 447
Rotax 503
Rotax 582
Rotax 912
Rotax 912S
Rotax 912
turtle deck
Piper J-3 Cub
Aeronca Champ
Taylorcraft B
Rotax 582
two-stroke

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