page_title: Terle Sportplane
section_title: Specifications (Terle Sportplane)
hierarchical_section_title: Terle Sportplane / Specifications (Terle Sportplane)
caption_attribution_description: English: Bert Acosta standing in front of J.T.1 designed by Joseph Terleph
context_page_description: The Terle Sportplane was an original homebuilt design built by Joseph Terle, who had no prior aircraft design experience.
context_section_description: Data from Experimenter
  General characteristics
  Capacity: 1
  Length: 16 ft (4.9 m)
  Wingspan: 29 ft (8.8 m)
  Height: 6 ft (1.8 m)
  Wing area: 122 sq ft (11.3 m²)
  Empty weight: 450 lb (204 kg)
  Fuel capacity: 10 gal (38 litres)
  Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9 AD Radial, 40 hp (30 kW)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 87 kn; 161 km/h (100 mph)
  Cruise speed: 61 kn; 113 km/h (70 mph)
  Stall speed: 26 kn; 48 km/h (30 mph)
caption: Bert Acosta with J.T.1 at Roosevelt Field, Long Island New York, on May 10th, 1931
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