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Beauty and solid, easy-flying handling in one package

2009 CESSNA 350 New price: $535,000 Engine make/model: Continental IO-550N Horsepower: 310@SL TBO (hrs.): 2000 Fuel type: 100LL Propeller type/diameter: 78-in., CS McCauley Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed Max ramp weight (lbs.): 3400 Gross weight (lbs.): 3400 Landing weight (lbs.): 3230 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2475 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 925 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): […]

2009 MAULE MXT-7-180A New price: $173,900 Engine make/model: Lycoming O-360 Horsepower: 180@SL TBO (hrs.): 2000 Fuel type: 100LL Propeller type/diameter: 2-blade, CS Hartzell Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2500 Gross weight (lbs.): 2500 Landing weight (lbs.): 1528 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 972 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 534 Useable fuel (gals.): 73 […]

JABIRU J230-SP LSA Base price: $104,900 Engine make/model: Jabiru 3300 Horsepower: 120 Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed Gross weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 800 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 520 Usable fuel, std. (gals.): 35 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 310 PERFORMANCE Max cruise speed (kts.): 120 Climb rate, SL, two people (fpm): 1000+ Climb […]

Nearly a quarter of a century in gestation, the LoPresti Fury flies into the 21st century full of promise

A Luscombe enthusiast revives the type with a larger Continental engine and a lower gross weight

2008 Cessna Turbo Skylane New Price: $398,500 Engine make/model: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A Horsepower: 250@SL TBO (hrs.): 1700 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type: CS McCauley Landing gear type: Fixed/Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs.): 3112 Gross weight (lbs.): 3100 Landing weight (lbs.): 2950 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2082 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1030 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): […]

2008 Luscombe Silvaire 8F Base Price: $89,700 Gross weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 880 Fuel capacity (gals.): 30 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 250 PERFORMANCE Vs (mph): 48 Best rate of climb, SL (fpm): 900 Service ceiling (ft.): 17,000 Cruise speed, 75% power (mph): 120 Takeoff distance (ft.): 600 Landing distance (ft.): 500 […]

Pilatus takes another look at its PC-12 and makes a good airplane even better

Produced for only seven years in the early ’80s, Beech’s ’€œLittle’€ King Air F90 may have been a bit too good