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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 960. Empty wt. 537. Wingspan 16’8″. Engine 63-64 Revmaster Volkswagen. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 180. Climb rate 1,000. Range 750. Takeoff run 500. The Q2 is a newer two-place side-by-side version of the composite-construction Quickie canard-platform aircraft. It is designed for high performance on low horsepower with high efficiency. The proven Revmaster […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 600. Empty wt. 310. Fuel capacity 7.5. Wingspan 17’2″. Length 12’6″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 140. Cruise mph 130. Stall mph 42. Climb rate 700 fpm. Takeoff run 300. Landing roll 800. Range 500. The Taylor Monoplane with a wingspan of almost 22 feet prompted Rand’s original concept. Rand ended up with […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 900. Empty wt. 480. Fuel capacity 12-60. Wingspan 20’8″. Length 14’6″. Engine 2,100cc VW. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 200. Cruise mph 180. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 1,200. Takeoff run 350. Landing run 500. Range 2,000. The KR-2 is a two-place version of the KR-1 and is generally similar in construction. The […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,485. Empty wt. 1,100. Fuel capacity 30. Wingspan 23’5″. Length 19′. Engine 160- to 145-hp Warner radial. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 115. Cruise mph 105. Stall mph 50. Climb rate 2,500. Takeoff run 150. Landing roll 300. Range 350. This replica of the Red Baron’s famed fighter is not one of the […]
Rocket engineering offers the world’s most enthusiastic Baron
Turbo Cougar Baron Engine make/model: (2) Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21 TBO (hrs.): 3600 Horsepower on takeoff: 500 (flat-rated) Fuel type: Jet Propeller type: Hartzell CS/4-blade Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 6200 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 4150 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 2050 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs.): 222/1487 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 563 […]
Winter will soon yield to spring and summer, that time of year when flying from water becomes the delight of many pilots who have sampled this pleasure. Competing for their purchase in the LSA space, we have the FK Lightplanes Floatplane, FPNA A-22 Cape Town, and Legend AmphibCub. Other entries include SeaRey (close to declaring […]
How can you do good for aviation and for a fellow American who wants to fly but has challenges? One organization shows the way. By any measure, Able Flight is doing good by enlarging the number of folks who learn to fly. That they do one better by helping people with disabilities learn to fly […]
Four-place singles always have been the measuring stick of the industry
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