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BushCat Engine Choices: Jabiru 2200 (85hp), Rotax 582 (65hp), 912 (80hp) or 912 ULS (100 hp) Empty Weight (lbs.): 617 Wingspan (ft.): 31.5 Length (ft.): 18.6 Cockpit Width (in.): 47.25 Headroom (in.): 33.5 Legroom (in.): 43.3 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 24.8 PERFORMANCE Fuel Consumption (gals./hr., 80% throttle): 3.75 Takeoff Roll (ft.): 328 Rate Of Climb (fpm): […]

Flying the airplane is easy. Mastering the systems is the challenge.

Corvalis TTx Base Price: $733,950 Engine Make/Model: Continental TSIO-550C Horsepower: 310 Propeller: McCauley 3-blade CS Gross weight (lbs.): 3600 Max Landing Weight (lbs.): 3420 Empty Weight (lbs.): 2600 Useful Load—std. (lbs.): 1000 Usable Fuel—std. (gals./lbs.): 102/612 Payload—full fuel (lbs.): 388 Overall Length: 25 ft. 2 in. Height (in.): 9 Seating Capacity: 4 Cabin Doors: 2 […]

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The new Sling LSA from South Africa has the world on a string

Sling 2 Base price: $125,000 Engine make/model: Rotax 912 ULS Propeller: Warp Drive, 70-inch three-blade composite Gross weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty weight (lbs.): 796 Useful load (lbs.): 524 Usable fuel (gals.): 537 Wingspan: 38.6 Fuel type: 91 OCT auto gas or 100LL avgas Payload full fuel (lbs.): 286 Wingspan (ft.): 30 Overall length (ft.): 22.89 […]

The Eclipse 500 is back, and this time, they’ve done it right

Eclipse 500 Engine(s) make/model: Pratt & Whitney PW610F Thrust (lbs.): 900 (2) Fuel type: Jet A Max ramp weight (lbs.): 6034 Gross weight (lbs.): 6000 Useful load–std. (lbs.): 2220 Usable fuel–std. (gals.): 254 Payload–full fuel (lbs.): 537 Wingspan: 37 ft. 5 in. Overall length: 33 ft. 1 in. Height (ft.): 11 Seating capacity: 6 Cabin […]

Highly refined, impeccably built and what a delight to turn loose on the sky

Rans S-7LS Courier Wing span (ft.): 29.25 Wing area (sq. ft.): 147.1 Cabin width (inches): 30 Fuel capacity (gals.): 26 Engine: 100 hp Rotax 912ULS Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty weight as flown (lbs.): 732 Useful load (lbs.): 558 Baggage volume (cu. ft.): 10 Baggage capacity (lbs.): 50 PERFORMANCE Rate of climb (fpm): 850 […]