The Flying Feather is a rear wheel drive Ryuichi Tomiya designed saloon (sedan) passenger car with a rear mounted engine, sold by Suminoe.
The 2 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 0.4 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 12.5 bhp (12.7 PS/9.3 kW) at 4500 rpm and 22 Nm (16.2 lbft/2.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
Stated weight at the kerb is 425 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Ryuichi Tomiya | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
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| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 2767 mm | 108.9 inches | |
| Width | 1296 mm | 51 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 425 kg | 937 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | V 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.4 litre 350 cc (21.358 cu in) |
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| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 12.7 PS (12.5 bhp) (9.3 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 22 Nm (16.2 ft·lb) (2.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 26.6 kW/litre 36.2 ps/litre 35.7 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
62.86 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 789.9 kPa (114.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 175 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 29.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 21.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 29.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 45.59 kg/kW 76.16 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.DTL. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19316 | ||
| Production total | 150 | ||
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| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Suminoe Flying Feather added 1998-04-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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