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Husky A-1C Overview
Useful Load increased 192
Pounds
To
fully enjoy the backcountry you need gear. The Husky’s practical CG (Center of
Gravity) Envelope is designed to let you stow more and carry more - and do it
safely. The new A-1C increases its useful load by 192 pounds!
That
means a nicely equipped* airplane can carry up to 842 lbs, dramatically
increasing the mission profile of the aircraft. Other manufacturers may claim
high useful load numbers for their planes, but those numbers can be deceiving.
The CG Envelope of other planes is significantly less than a Husky’s due to the
design of the airframe itself. Husky stands alone in its class for its CG
Envelope, performance and load carrying capabilities.
A
Husky hauls more, but provides impressive fuel economy. You and your passenger,
and all the gear you pack, can fly 800 miles without refueling. And, the stamina
and brawn of a Husky means you won’t have to circle to get over that peak - you
can just pull back and climb.
The
Husky has a gross weight in excess of a REAL ton (2200 lbs. on wheels, 2400 lbs.
with floats) ± 925lb Useful Load. *Standard features + right side landing light,
rear seat and defrost kit, aft stowage, side baggage, bose and garmin 530 = 1358
lbs empty.
Performance
60% Span semi-fowler flaps
allow shorter take-offs and landings - meaning you’ll have a lot more fun in a
Husky. Try a few touch-and-goes and you’ll be laughing out loud as you realize
what a Husky can do. In addition, you’ll discover increased stability during
flight, as well as during take-offs and landings, due to the removal of spades
and the installation of advanced performance ailerons.
Look ma... No Spades - Our aileron has no spade. The aileron is
mass and aerodynamically balanced. The aileron has a deeper chord and shorter
span.
The A-1C has a Stick force pressure that is about
four pounds.
Specialized Flap Handle
Designed to provide three settings, 10°, 20° and 30°, the handle
activates the flaps with considerably shorter travel. The leverage point for
deployment is always in front of the pilot. The handle offers better leverage,
takes less effort and is less cumbersome to operate
FAA Certification
The A-1B-160, A-1C-180 and 200 were designed to meet rigid
government specs. It is certified to fly with a gross weight in excess of a FULL
ton. Nothing can touch the A-1C-200 for getting into and out of remote or high
altitude areas.
Aviation Bags-
At Aviat, safety is paramount. That’s why we are one of the first
manufacturers to introduce the airbag in an aircraft. Our airbags are much like
those found in automobiles. The difference being that the Husky’s airbags deploy
away from the pilot or passenger. Airbags are mounted in seat belt webbing and
follow the path of least resistance, beginning with zero pressure in the bag.
When bags deploy, they fill any available space, protecting passengers from 3
years old through adult.
Husky 200HP Hot Rod
Should you boldly accept the
challenge of the 200hp Lycoming IO-360 A1D6 engine in place of the standard f180
hp O-360 engine? I've never met a pilot who thought adding horsepower to an
airplane was a bad idea, but the 180-hp Husky already exhibits remarkable
takeoff and climb performance. So, is the extra horsepower really worthwhile? Of
course, if you like hot rods, the choice would be a no brainer.
Both the Lycoming O-360 and
the IO-360 are four-cylinder, air-cooled engines. The resemblance doesn't quite
end there, but it's close. The IO-360 is equipped with a positive-flow fuel
injection system that offers much better fuel distribution.
Fuel injection also
eliminates the requirement for carburetor heat and its associated controls. This
IO-360 is an angle valve engine, as opposed to the parallel valve O-360. All of
the most powerful six-cylinder Lycomings use the angle valve arrangement and the
same free flowing induction as the IO-360 for better combustion chamber
efficiency. Finally, the IO-360 used in the Husky is equipped with a
mass-balanced crankshaft. As a consequence, it is as smooth an engine as you'll
find (much smoother than its O-360 cousin). The IO-360 weighs some 23 pounds
more than an O-360, due largely to the mass balancers. The 80" Hartzell Constant
Speed propeller comes standard. Also available with this engine package, is the
205cm MT propeller, which is close to 20 pounds lighter than a metal prop. The
lighter prop makes the basic weight of the 200-hp powerplant package nearly
unchanged from a 180-hp model with a metal prop.
The 200-hp installation
includes a second oil cooler and a cowl flap to better manage engine
temperatures. Experienced Husky pilots will applaud these changes, since Husky
engine temperatures often run very cool in cold weather, and a bit warm in hot
and high density altitude conditions. The switch to an angle valve engine, the
addition of the cowl flap, and other modifications wouldn't fit in a standard
Husky cowling, so Aviat designed a new cowling. This will be the airplane
spotter's first clue that this isn't your standard Husky. Observers familiar
with the full line of Aviat products will recognize the muscular shape of the
new cowling as reminiscent of the cowlings on the 200-hp Pitts S-1 airplanes,
which coincidentally are also Aviat Products.
High Density Altitude - Made
Real Easy
I can reliably say that at
10,000 feet this airplane will climb at least 300 feet per minute more than our
180 HP Husky A-1B. It cruises in the the yellow arc. The fuel burn is at least
one gallon per hour less than the carbureted 180 HP. The takeoff and climb is
spectacular.
