Taylorcraft F-21

F-21
Taylorcraft F-21A, built in 1984, at Montgomery Field, San Diego in 1990.
Role	Light aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Taylorcraft Aircraft
Introduction	1980
Status	in service
Primary user	private pilot owners
Produced	1980-1990[1]
Number built	43
Unit cost	$37,398 in 1991
Developed from	Taylorcraft F-19 Sportsman

The Taylorcraft F-21 is a high-wing American-built certified light aircraft developed from earlier Taylorcraft designs.^[2]

Development

The Taylorcraft F-21 is a single-engine, high-wing, conventional-gear aircraft. It was developed from the earlier F-19 model with a larger 118 hp engine and an updated FAA-type certificate.^[3]

Production

43 examples of the F-21 basic design were built between 1980 and 1990. These were designated the F-21, F-21A and F-21B, with minor changes in design.

Operational history

• A 1988 Taylorcraft F-21 was displayed as an award in the Stardust Casino, Las Vegas. Per the U.S. Civil Aircraft Register, 34 F-21 models were active with private pilot owners in 2014, of which 18 were F-21, 3 were F-21A and 13 were F-21B models.

Variants

^[4]

F-21

Conventional gear with 118 h.p. Lycoming O-235-C engine. 1,500 lb TOGW. 22 built 1980-1985.

F-21A

F-21 with fuselage fuel tank deleted and 40 gal fuel capacity in two wing tanks. 6 built 1982-1984.

F-21B

F-21 with 42 gal total fuel capacity and 1,750 TOGW. New wing spars and aluminium under-fuselage skinning. 15 built 1985-1990.

A further development was the F-22:

F-22A

Tricycle gear

F-22C STOL 180

Tricycle gear 180hp - 1 built

Specifications (F-21B)

Data from AOPA

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
• Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
• Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
• Wing area: 184 sq ft (17.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,064 lb (483 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,750 lb (794 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 42 gal
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-L2C Horizontally opposed piston, 118 hp (88 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich two-blade

Performance

• Cruise speed: 100 kn (115 mph; 185 km/h)
• Stall speed: 42 kn (48 mph; 78 km/h)
• Never exceed speed: 128 kn (147 mph; 237 km/h)
• Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
• Wing loading: 9.5 lb/sq ft (46 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 14.8 lb/hp

See also

Related development

• Taylorcraft F-19 Sportsman

References

1. Simpson, 2005, p. 293
2. Air Progress: 28. April 1991. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Alton K. Marsh (1 May 1997). "Taylorcraft F21B A Good Bet". Aopa Pilot.
4. Simpson, 2005, p. 293

Bibliography

• Simpson, R.W., The General Aviation Handbook, 2005, Midland Publishing, Hinckley, ISBN 1-85780-222-5