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The Lockwood Aircam (also called the Air Cam and AirCam) is a high-wing, twin engine pusher configuration aircraft with conventional landing gear, based on the single engine Lockwood Drifter and sold in kit form by Lockwood Aircraft. The open-cockpit aircraft seats two in tandem. 125 Aircam kits had been sold by 2007. In 2011, a complete kit, less instruments, paint, shipping and crating was priced at US$99,985.〔Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 59. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔(Lockwood Aircraft Corporation's Aircam Site )〕〔Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 60. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 108. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X〕 ==Design and development== The first prototype Aircam was built in 1995. Designed by Phil Lockwood, founder of Lockwood Aircraft, it was built for the National Geographic Society for research and photography in the Ndoki Rain Forest in the northern Congo Basin. It was built to fly low and slow and to provide a wide, unobstructed view, with the additional security of a second engine. The design has since been improved while retaining the same layout.〔〔(Air Cam: Low and Slow Is No Sweat in This Two-Seat Twin )〕〔Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 54. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012〕 The initial version, produced by Leza-Lockwood Corporation was powered by twin Rotax 582 powerplants of each. Twin Rotax 912 and 914 engines were optional. Later the 582 was eliminated, the 912 engine became standard and Leza-Lockwood's name was changed to Lockwood.〔〔〔Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 196. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1〕 The Aircam was designed to be able to take-off on one engine if needed and the positioning of the engines close to the centreline contributes to this capability as well as its benign single engine handling.〔〔 The Aircam has a landing roll of 300 feet and a takeoff roll of under 200 feet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lockwood Aircam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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