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CESSNA T-50 “BOBCAT”
STANDARD DATA: Seats 4-6. Gross wt. 5,700. Empty wt. 4,050. Fuel capacity 120-160. Engines two 245 hp Jacobs radials. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 179. Cruise mph 165. Landing mph 65. Initial climb rate 1,525. Range 750. Ceiling 15,000. World War II is responsible for most of the Bobcats still flying. It is unlikely that the more […]
DE HAVILLAND CANADA DASH 7-8
STANDARD DATA: Dash 7 Seats 52. Gross wt. 43,500. Empty wt. 25,800. Fuel capacity 1,480. Engines four 1,120 shp Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada turboprops. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 271. Cruise mph 265. Initial climb rate 1,270 fpm. Ceiling 23,600. Takeoff run 5,700. Landing roll 3,040. Range 810-1,300. Dash 8 Q400 Dash 8 Q200 STANDARD […]
DE HAVILLAND “DRAGON”/”RAPIDE”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 5,550. Empty wt. 3,230. Fuel capacity 76. Engines two 200 hp D.H. Gipsy-Sixes. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 157. Cruise mph 132. Initial climb rate 867. Range 556. Ceiling 16,700. Takeoff run 870. Landing roll 510. The Dragon/Rapide was a twin-engine passenger or freight carrier designed by de Havilland Aircraft Company and flown […]
