Culp Specials

Profile

Culp's Specialties is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the Downtown (DTN) Airport. It is there Steve and his employees are hard at work on several projects including two Culp's Specials, eight Sopwith Pups, and a Monocoupe of Steve's own design.

In addition to building Specials, Sopwiths, and Monocoupes, Steve flies them! His first performance airplane was Special Number One, but while working on another "personal" Special, he is flying a YAK-50 with an intriguing history. Steve has earned his ICAS ground waiver and performs in airshows all over the south and southwest.

 

Special

Pup

MonoCulp

       
Wing Span

24'

26.5"

32'

Wing Area

161 sf

265 sf

192 sf

Wing Loading

9.9

5.2

7.8

Folding Wing

No

No

No

Height

8'

9'

8.4'

Length

21'

18'

24.6'

MAX Gross Weight

2300

2400

2900

Empty Gross Weight

1520

1300

1700

Payload w/fuel

600

700

800

Fuel

50 gal

50 gal

84 gal

# Seats

2

2

4

Cabin Width

32'

28'

48'

Range

561mi

600mi

952mi

Takeoff Distance

300ft

250ft

400ft

Landing Distance

800ft

500ft

900ft

Vmax

240

220

270

Vcruise

170

150

170

V1 (stall clean)

67mph

38mph

62mph

Roll Rate

 260

 260

 
Vsq (landing)

72mph

40mph

65mph

Climb Rate

4500fpm

4500fpm

3000fpm

Service Ceiling

12,000

12,000

12,000

Std Engine/HP

M14p/360

M14p/240

M14p/360

Usable HP Range

360/400

220/360

360/400

Construction

T.W.F

T.W.F.

T.W.F.

Est Bldg Time

2500hrs

2500hrs

2500hrs

# Kits, Plans Sold

6/40

12/18

2/3

# Completed, Flying

4

0

0


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