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About the Grumman American AA1
Type certificated 1967 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet
Overview
The Grumman American AA-1 Yankee is a two-seat, fixed-gear, low-wing single produced from 1968 to 1978, the airplane that launched the bonded-aluminum Grumman light-aircraft line. Designed by Jim Bede as the BD-1 and certified by American Aviation, it pairs a rivet-free metal-bonded structure and a sliding canopy with a 108 hp Lycoming O-235, and earned a reputation as the sports car of two-seaters, faster and far more responsive than the Cessna and Piper trainers it competed with. The family runs from the original AA-1 Yankee through the AA-1A and AA-1B Trainer and TR-2 to the final AA-1C T-Cat and Lynx, the last of which moved to the 115 hp O-235-L2C.
The Yankee suits a pilot who already understands its tradeoffs and wants the speed and the sliding canopy anyway. It is not a primary trainer and it is not a four-seater: a Cessna 150 is friendlier for learning, and the Grumman Cheetah adds two seats and real range for not much more money. Its slick wing also carries a higher stall and steeper sink than those trainers, which is why it demands speed discipline on final and sits just outside sport-pilot eligibility. Bought clear-eyed as a low-cost sport two-seater, though, few airplanes return more fun per dollar.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Speed and responsiveness. Noticeably faster than a Cessna 150 or 152 on comparable power, with a high roll rate and light, sporty controls that owners prize.
- Bubble canopy. The sliding canopy gives near-360-degree visibility and slides open on the ground for hot-day taxi.
- Low-drag bonded airframe. The rivet-free metal-bonded structure is clean, simple, and easy to keep.
- Low cost of ownership. A small O-235, simple systems, and an active owner community keep direct operating costs at the lower end of certificated two-seat singles.
Trade-offs
- A demanding wing. The AA-1’s airfoil stalls higher and sinks faster than a typical trainer’s; let speed decay on final and it comes down quickly. Transition training is essential, and this is not a forgiving first airplane.
- Not sport-pilot eligible. Clean stall at the certification-basis forward CG is about 60 KCAS, just above the 59 KCAS MOSAIC limit. Unlike the four-seat AA-5 siblings, the Yankee cannot be flown on a sport-pilot certificate.
- Two people, short legs. With about 22 gallons usable and a modest useful load, it is strictly a two-person airplane with limited baggage and roughly 2.5 to 3 hours of endurance.
- Free-castering nosewheel. Ground steering is by differential braking, a learning curve for pilots used to a steerable nosewheel.
See Also
- Grumman American AA-5 Traveler – the four-seat development of the same airframe concept; more cabin and payload, the same Grumman feel. Compare
- Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah – the refined four-seater; the natural step up for a Yankee owner who needs more seats and range. Compare
- Cessna 150 – the benchmark two-seat trainer; slower and softer, but more forgiving and sport-pilot eligible. Compare
- Cessna 152 – the later O-235 trainer; the Yankee’s cost cohort, slower but far more docile. Compare
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Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 7 ft
- Length
- 19 ft
- Parking area (ft²2)
- 835 ft²
- Max Takeoff Weight
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 1,500 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 1,500 lbs
- Useful Load
- 450 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 24 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- 117 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (VNE)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 169 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 125 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 74 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (VS1)
- Source: manufacturer figure 60 KIAS
- Range
- 424 NM
- Service Ceiling
- 11,250 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 810 fpm
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- 1,615 ft
- Landing over 50 ft obstacle
- 1,240 ft
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Sources
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