Fleet Canuck

The Fleet Model 80 Canuck is a Canadian light aircraft featuring two seats in side-by-side configuration. The Canuck was designed for the flight training personal use and light commercial roles. A total of 225 Canucks were built by two manufacturers during its thirteen year production run with the majority being built by Fleet Aircraft between 1945 and 1947.

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as he could, signalling the change with a Fleet Canuck 80 for FS2002 - a plane that was so good it won a Developer's Award (CANUCK80.ZIP).2
an Aeronca Champion and a Fleet Canuck, and one helicopter, a Robinson R22. On the Buffalo website they list the R22, a Bell 206 helicopter and a Beech 90 King Air.3
I soloed in a 1946 Fleet Canuck at age 16, Private Licence at 17, and Commercial Licence after attaining a university degree in Mechanical Engineering.4

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Provincial police say the 1946 Fleet Canuck float plane broke a strut when it landed, damaged a pontoon and ended up rolling over.5
Provincial police say the 1946 Fleet Canuck float plane flipped while landing on the lake, about 100 kilometres north of Owen Sound.6
What? No Fleet Canuck? I got my Private licence when 16 years old, and never stopped flying until I stopped working. I am a dinosaur. ng W. Lasher, w140=Juno.7
where he learned to fly in a Fleet Canuck in 1964. Garth studied Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson in Toronto long enough to know he should never fly anything that he helped design or build.8
Empty Weight Lb
858
More Users
Private pilots
Designer
J. Omer Noury
Eng 1 Type
four cylinder horizontally-opposed aircraft engine
Max Speed Mph
111
Ceiling Ft
12000
Cruise Speed Mph
100
Introduced
1946
Status
Production completed in 1958
Span In
Gross Weight Lb
1480
Capacity
one passenger
Number Built
225
Crew
one
Climb Rate Ftmin
550
Prop Blade Number
2
Unit Cost
3869.25
$3
869.25 plus $247.63 tax
Height In
1
Primary user
Flying clubs
Manufacturer
Fleet Aircraft
Fleet Aircraft of Canada
Range Miles
300
Prop Name
wooden
First Flight
26
Eng 1 Name
Continental O-190
Production End Year
0198
Height Ft
7
Span Ft
34
Production Start Year
0198
Length Ft
22
Prime Units
imp
Eng 1 Hp
85
Eng 1 Number
1
Produced
198
Length In
4
Category
Aviation in Canada
Canadian civil utility aircraft 1940-1949
High wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft

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