Airplanes_minimum_specs.doc

Minimum requirements:

Introduction

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) provides to their stakeholders animal damage management. USDA/APHIS/WS is in need to purchase two (2) factory new fixed wing aircraft for the purpose of animal damage management particular to livestock and wildlife. The fixed wing aircraft are to be a high wing with two place tandem seating, short take-off and landing capability, stall speed with full flaps extended less than 50 mph at gross weight. Aircraft is to be equipped as listed in Specifications.

Specifications:

Fixed Wing Aircraft, Factory New Fixed wing airplane shall be of factory new manufacture to include specifications listed.

Airplane is to be certified under FAA FAR Part 23

One year entire airplane limited warranty Airplane is to a high wing monoplane, two place tandem seating, tail wheel type.

Engine: Lycoming 0-360 180 hp

Propeller: Fixed Pitch, climb propeller.

Gross Weight: 2100 lbs. minimum

Useful load: 1000 lbs.

Fuel capacity: 50 US Gals.

Baggage area access door.

Gravity feed fuel system

Landing lights

Three point strobe light system 40 amp alternator minimum

Inertia reel shoulder harness, pilot and passenger.

Extended skylight

Sight fuel gauges

Audible stall warning

406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter

Left side swing out window

Adjustable front and rear seat.

Dual flight controls Full floorboards

Rear seat cabin heat.

Cabin fresh air vent

Map pocket.

Vortex generators.

Control stick tower covers both front and rear.

26 inch diameter tundra type tires.

Avionics:

Icom VHF Comm IC-A210 and antennae.

Government furnished Technisonic TDFM radio to be installed in instrument panel.

Garmin GPS 496 and GPS mounted flush in instrument panel.

PMA 4000 Audio Panel with vox intercom, PTT option and remote volume for passenger.

Single plug and civilian two plug helmet jack installed in rear of right side wing root panel for passenger and instrument panel for pilot.

Transponder

Encoding altimeter

Stick grip installed on pilot control stick, three button switching minimum.

Instruments:

Altimeter

Recording Tachometer

Compass

Oil pressure

Oil temperature

Turn coordinator Airspeed indictor

Volt/amp meter

Cylinder head temp gauge