Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar

The Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar is an American all-metal 4-seat twin-engined light aircraft. The Cougar was a twin-engine development of the Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger and traces its lineage to the AA-1 Yankee Clipper and the Bede BD-1.

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the GA-7 Cougar The Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar is an all-metal, 4-seat, light twin-engined aircraft.2

Made by Gulfstream Aerospace.

It is the successor of the Grumman American AA-5 .

The Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar is an all-metal, 4-seat, light twin-engined aircraft.3
Empty Weight Lb
2569
Predecessor
Grumman American AA-5
Never Exceed Speed Kts
188
Eng 1 Type
four cylinder
horizontally-opposed aircraft engines
Cruise Speed Note
true airspeed
Ceiling Ft
17400
Wing Loading Lb/sqft
21
Minimum Control Speed Kts
61
Introduced
February 1978
Developed From
5.0
Never Exceed Speed Note
indicated airspeed
Gross Weight Lb
3800
Capacity
three passengers
Airfoil
NACA 63A415
Number Built
115
Crew
one
Range Nmi
1170
Climb Rate Ftmin
1150
Cruise Speed Kts
160
Height In
4
Stall Speed Kts
63
Manufacturer
Power/mass
12
Minimum Control Speed Note
indicated airspeed
Max Speed Kts
168
First Flight
--01-14
--12-20
Eng 1 Name
Lycoming O-320
Production End Year
1979
Height Ft
10
Span Ft
36
Wing Area Sqft
184
Production Start Year
1978
Length Ft
28
Sequence
AA-1 - AA-2 – AA-5 - GA-7
Prime Units
kts
Similar Aircraft
* Beechcraft Duchess* Piper Seminole
Eng 1 Hp
160
Eng 1 Number
2
Related
* Bede BD-1* Grumman American AA-1* Grumman American AA-5
Span In
10
Category
Produced
1978
Length In
8
Stall Speed Note
calibrated airspeed
flaps down

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