The ABC Robin was a single-seat light aircraft designed by A. A. Fletcher in 1929. It was a high-wing monoplane of conventional taildragger configuration. The cockpit was fully enclosed, an advanced feature for its day.

Specifications (Robin)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: pilot only
• Length: 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m)
• Wingspan: 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)
• Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.73 m)
• Wing area: 110 ft² (10.23 m²)
• Empty: 415 lb (188 kg)
• Loaded: 680 lb (308 kg)
• Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 1x ABC Scorpion II, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h)
• Range: 340 miles (547 km)
• Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,182 m)
• Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (229 m/min)
• Wing loading: 7 lb/ft² (34 kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: 0.06 hp/lb (0.10 kW/kg)

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