Spectrum Beaver RX550

  • Period: 1980-1989
  • Uses: General Aviation
  • First Flight: mid 1980’s
  • Display Status: In Reserve Hangar.

The Spectrum Beaver is a Canadian ultralight which can be mounted on floats.

In 1986 the Museum example was flown from Halifax to Vancouver by a paraplegic pilot, Carl Hiebert, to promote support for paraplegics.

Museum Example

  • Registration #: C-IGOW
  • Manufacturer: Spectrum Aircraft Inc., Canada
  • Manufacture Date: 1986
  • Construction #: Unknown
  • Aquisition Date: 1987
  • Provenance: Donation from Invacare Canada/Hovis Medical

The aircraft was made in 1986, flown that same year, then donated to the Museum by Invacare Canada Ltd/Hovis Medical Ltd.

Specifications

Wing Span:
11 m (36 ft)
Length:
6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Height:
2 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight, Empty:
155 lb (342 lb)
Weight, Gross:
347 kg (764 lb)
Cruising Speed:
84 km/h (52 mph)
Max Speed:
113 km/h (70 mph)
Rate of Climb:
191 m (625 ft) /min
Service Ceiling:
3,962 m (13,000 ft)
Range:
Unknown
Power Plant:
one Bombardier Rotax 503, 48 hp, 2-cylinder 2-cycle engine