The Buchanan BAC-204 Ozzie Mozzie is an Australian two-seat light aircraft designed and built by Buchanan Aircraft Corporation of Queensland for certification to meet JAR-VLA.^[1]

Design and development

The Ozzie Mozzie was launched in May 1987 with construction started in August 1989, the prototype registered VH-OZE first flew on 11 December 1990.^[1]

The Ozzie Mozzie has an all-composite structure and is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional tail. The prototype is powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912-A1 flat-four piston engine.^[1] It has a fixed tricycle landing gear and an enclosed cockpit for two sitting side by side under a one-piece canopy.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5.5 in)
• Height: 2.30 m (7 ft 6.5 in)
• Wing area: 10.20 m² (109.79 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 350 kg (771 lb)
• Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912-A flat-four piston engine , 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 278 km/h (172 mph, 149 kn)
• Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
• Stall speed: 89 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
• Range: 973 km (604 mi, 525 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,490 m (18,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min)