The Sportsman is notorious for how easy it is to transport. The wings on the Sportsman fold and the tail can be removed. The details of the body on the Sportsman 2+2 varies depending on whether or not you have the wings folded. The body of the Sportsman is 23 feet long when it is ready for flight. The folded wings add 20 inches of length. The Sportsman has a wingspan of 35 feet. The wings have an area of 131 square-feet and an aspect ratio of 9.1:1.00. The total height is 9 feet, 4 inches tall. The Sportsman has a tricycle style landing gear or it can have floats that enable a water landing. The Sportsman weighs 2,350 lbs. with wheels and 2,500 lbs. with floats. The Sportsman will hold 1,000 lbs. of cargo, which includes 300 lbs. of cargo storage.
The Sportsman 2+2 has a 360 Series Lycoming engine. The 360 cubic inch engine has forged steel connecting rods and camshafts. It comes with either a 180 horsepower model or a 210 horsepower model. Depending on which style of the 180 you get, its length ranges from 29.05 inches to 32.75 inches. Its weight ranges from 285 lbs. to 300 lbs. The 180 horsepower model has a top speed of 167 miles per hour. With its cargo at maximum capacity, it will travel at 1,000 feet per minute and operate with a ceiling of 20,000 feet. The ceiling on the 210 horsepower model is 21,500 feet. It has a top speed of 186 mph and with maximum capacity will climb 1,200 feet per minute. It weighs 379 lbs. and is 35.82 inches long.
The cabin of the Sportsman offers 44 inches of hip space and 46 inches of shoulder space. It has four seats in it that are arranged two in the front and two in the back. The door of the cabin is 37 inches wide and 31.5 inches tall. The rear door of the cabin is 26 inches wide. The rear door is 31 inches tall. The rear passenger area doubles as more baggage space. It is 37 cubic feet.