The first time you see an AirCam, you’re likely to do a double-take.Is it an open-cockpit monoplane? Is it a twin-engine trainer? Is it a sled with wings?
Well, yes. The Lockwood AirCam is those things and more.
FAA-certified as an Experimental amateur-built aircraft, the AirCam stands out even amongst that diverse crowd. Maybe it’s the twin pusher propellers mounted on the single wing. Maybe it’s the long empennage that has virtually no nose. Maybe it’s the fact that the front and backseat occupants are, well, kind of hanging out there with just a glareshield up front. (A newer model sports an enclosed cockpit.)
Prized as a photo platform, the AirCam is an ultimate low-and-slow aircraft. It will fly 340 miles at 70 miles per hour, giving it an endurance of six hours. Yet it can blast off from the runway and achieve 1,500 feet per minute in climbout, or 2,000 feet per minute with a solo pilot and 50 percent fuel. You can earn a multiengine rating in an AirCam—and you can put it on amphibious floats.
