page_title: AMS-Flight Carat
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: AMS-Flight Carat / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail of the propeller on a Carat Motorglider.
context_page_description: The AMS-Flight Carat A is a single-seat, high performance motorglider. The sailplane was originally designed and built by Technoflug in Germany and is now manufactured by AMS-Flight in Slovenia.
context_section_description: Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2011/12
  General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 6.21 m (20 ft 4 in)
  Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
  Wing area: 10.58 m² (113.9 sq ft) gross
  Aspect ratio: 21.3
  Empty weight: 341 kg (752 lb)
  Max takeoff weight: 490 kg (1,080 lb)
  Fuel capacity: 52 L (13.7 US gal, 11.4 Imp gal) usable
  Powerplant: 1 × Sauer 1800-1-ES1C 1754cc (109.8 cu in), 4-cylinder 4-stroke, air-cooled Max power: 44kW (60 HP) at 3000 rpm, Max continuous power: 40kW (54 HP)
  Propellers: 2-bladed AMS AM KS-F3-1A/140-1 fixed pitch.  With engine off, blades fold forward, held by gas damping springs, 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) diameter
  Performance
  Cruise speed: 214 km/h (133 mph, 116 kn) normal at 75% power
  Stall speed: 77 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn) powered. 80 km/h (50 mph, 44 kn) unpowered.
  Never exceed speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
  Range: 1,026 km (638 mi, 554 nmi) maximum fuel, 30 min reserves
  g limits: +5.3/-2.65
  Maximum glide ratio: 35:1
  Rate of climb: 2.9 m/s (570 ft/min) maximum continuous power
  Rate of sink: 0.75 m/s (148 ft/min) minimum
caption: Detail of the Carat's propeller with the engine off
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