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STOLP “STARDUSTER TOO”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,704. Empty wt. 1,200. Fuel capacity 42. Wingspan 24′. Length 19’8″. Engine 180-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 180. Cruise mph 130. Stall mph 56. Climb rate 1,800. Takeoff run (50′) 450. Landing run (50) 900. Range 500. The Starduster Too is the two-place member of the Stolp family. Though not specifically […]

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STOLP SA500 “STARLET”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,000. Empty wt. 630. Fuel capacity 20. Wingspan 25′. Length 17′. Engine 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 150. Cruise mph 130. Stall mph 55. Climb rate 1,500. Takeoff run (50) 500. Landing run (50′) 900. Range 500. The little sister of the Stolp family is the Starlet, a single-place parasol-winged monoplane. […]

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STOLP “V-STAR”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,000. Empty wt. 650. Fuel capacity 20. Wingspan 23′. Length 17’2″. Engine 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 150. Cruise mph 90. Stall mph 35. Climb rate 1,800. Takeoff run (50′) 300. Landing run (50′) 500. Range 359. In response to demand for a low-cost and low-horsepower aerobatic homebuilt, Stolp designed the […]

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STUKA JU 87-82

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 2,260. Engine 220- hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 132. Cruise mph 124. Stall mph 64. Climb rate 1,000. Takeoff roll 750. The original Junkers became synonymous with the abbreviation “Stuka,” from the word Sturzkampfflugzeug, which is a term applicable to all dive bombers. Like the original, the Langhurst replica Stuka is […]

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SUNSHINE CLIPPER

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 1,100. Hull length 14′. Engine 85-hp Continental. Fuel 18. PERFORMANCE: Top cruise mph 58. This creation was born in November 1987, growing out of the hull of a 1948 Orlando Clipper. And yes, it really flies.

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SUPER EMERAUDE C.P. 328

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,540. Empty wt. 850. Fuel capacity 232. Wingspan 26’6″. Length 21′. Engine 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 172. Cruise mph 120. Stall mph 52. Climb rate 700. Ceiling 14,000. Takeoff run 600. Landing roll 850. Range 620. Besides designing the Super Emeraude, Claude Piel has also created the Diamant and Beryl. […]

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“SYLKIE”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross Gross wt. 1,650. Empty wt. 1,020. Fuel capacity 28. Wingspan 24’11”. Length 20’7″. Engine 150-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 234. Cruise mph 182. Stall mph 48. Climb rate 1,800. Ceiling 19,000. Range 960. Takeoff run 1,850. Landing run 1,200. Designer Wayne Barton used a beefed-up Emeraude fuselage and a Minicab wing of […]

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TAYLOR MODEL A “COOT”(AMPHIBIAN)

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,950. Empty wt. 1,200. Fuel capacity 24-50. Wingspan 36-37′. Length 20′-22′. PERFORMANCE: Cruise mph 100-130. Stall mph 45-50. Climb rate 600-1,000. Takeoff run (land) 200. Takeoff time (water) 10-12 sec. The Model A differs from the Model B in that it can be fitted with a fiberglass hull; the Model B […]

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TAYLOR “MINI-IMP”€

STANDARD DATA: 60 hp) Gross wt. 800. Empty wt. 500. Fuel capacity 12+. Wingspan 25′. Length 16′. PERFORMANCE: Cruise mph 150+. Stall mph 48. Climb rate 1,200. Takeoff run 800. Range 500. The Mini-Imp is a single-seat version of the twoseat Imp. It features an unusual configuration with a pusher prop aft of an inverted […]

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TAYLOR “MONOPLANE”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 620. Empty wt. 410. Fuel capacity 7.5. Wingspan 21′. Length 15′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 105. Cruise mph 90. Stall mph 38. Climb rate 950. Takeoff run 200. Landing roll 150. Range 230. The Monoplane single-place taildragger was designed to house low-powered engines in the 30- to 65- hp range, like the […]

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