Team Tango Foxtrot

The Team Tango Foxtrot, or Foxtrot 4, is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Team Tango of Williston, Florida. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction, with or without factory builder assistance.^[1][2]

Foxtrot
Role	Amateur-built aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Team Tango
Status	In production (2012)
Number built	3 (2011)
Developed from	Team Tango Tango 2

Design and development

The Foxtrot was developed as a four-seat version of the Tango 2 and shares many of the two-seater's features. The Foxtrot has a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The rear seats have limited visibility.^[1][2]

The aircraft is made from composites. Its 32 ft (9.8 m) span wing employs a NACA 64-415 airfoil, has an area of 128 sq ft (11.9 m²) and mounts flaps. The engines recommended are Lycoming Engines of 200 to 350 hp (149 to 261 kW).^[1][2][3]

Operational history

By October 2012 three examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.^[2][4]

Specifications (Foxtrot)

Data from Bayerl^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: three passenger
• Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
• Wing area: 128 sq ft (11.9 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 64-415
• Empty weight: 1,398 lb (634 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,579 lb (1,170 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 110 U.S. gallons (420 L; 92 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-540 six cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 350 hp (260 kW)
• Propellers: 3-bladed constant speed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 229 mph (368 km/h, 199 kn)
• Cruise speed: 216 mph (348 km/h, 188 kn)
• Stall speed: 57 mph (92 km/h, 50 kn)
• Rate of climb: 2,400 ft/min (12 m/s)
• Wing loading: 20.1 lb/sq ft (98.3 kg/m²)