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The Wild DoubleEnder is an American twin engine utility aircraft designed for bush flying and also to minimize risk from engine failure and subsequent adverse yaw.[1]

DoubleEnder
Role	Homebuilt aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Designer	Alec Wild
First flight	2010
Number built	1
Developed from	Piper PA-18

Design and development

The DoubleEnder is a two place tandem seat conventional landing gear equipped, high winged aircraft. The two engines are mounted in tandem on top of the fuselage in a push-pull configuration. The steel tube fuselage is fabric covered with a plexiglas nose. A 55 U.S. gallons (210 L; 46 imp gal) belly pod can be used to increase fuel capacity to 103 U.S. gallons (390 L; 86 imp gal). A variety of wing configurations and lift devices were used during the development period.[2]

Specifications (DoubleEnder)

Data from EAA

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Empty weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 48 U.S. gallons (180 L; 40 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rotax 914 horizontally opposed piston aircraft engines, 130 hp (97 kW) each
• Propellers: 3-bladed Warp Drive

Performance

• Cruise speed: 94 kn (108 mph, 174 km/h)
• Stall speed: 31 kn (36 mph, 58 km/h)
• Range: 840 nmi (970 mi, 1,560 km)
• Endurance: 9 hours

References

External links

• Video of Wild DoubleEnder departure performance - cockpit view
• Video of Wild DoubleEnder departure performance - external view

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