The Velocity V-Twin is an American twin engined,

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, designed by

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Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: ''Velocity: V-Twin'', Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 21. Belvoir Publications. and following the layout of their earlier

Velocity XL The Velocity XL (XL: Extra Large) is an American amateur-built aircraft, produced by Velocity, Inc. It is an enlarged version of their Velocity SE canard pusher design.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Vo ...

but with a single vertical tail. It is the flagship model of the Velocity Aircraft Line.

Development

The Velocity V-Twin is a four-seat (with a five-seat option), retractable

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, composite construction aircraft with a twin engine

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and the canard layout of the

single engine aircraft. Its fuselage is that of the XL-RG, with the addition of the single, vertical surface which replaces the twin end plate fins of the smaller XL. The aircraft features "gull wing" car-like doors and dual

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controllers. The flight control surfaces are the same as those of the XL. The aircraft's design goal was to offer the safety of twin engines without the stall and

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risks of a conventional twin during single-engine operations. The rear-facing pusher propellers are mounted close together where the fuselage cross-section tapers, reducing asymmetrical single-engine thrust yawing compared to conventional twin-engine aircraft. The prototype was first flown on 13 March 2012 and appeared at

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the following month.

Specifications (V-Twin)

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Video of the V-Twin
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Development

Specifications (V-Twin)

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