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A couple days ago I wrote about the Sling 4-4-40 Challenge. I believe this to be of interest for a couple reasons. One is the fast build at an airshow … much like the intense interest surrounding EAA’s One Week Wonder (video) building of a CH-750 at Oshkosh. The other is my promise to offer […]
Last weekend Zenith Aircraft held another of their open house events. At the Midwest LSA Expo a few weeks beforehand I asked factory pilot guru, Roger Dubbert how many people the company expected. His answer: a rather amazing “700.” According to Zenith president Sebastien Heintz it was indeed another strong event, one they’ve repeated every […]
Eclipse 550 Engine Make/Model: Pratt & Whitney PW610F Thrust (lbf): 900 Fuel Type: Jet-A TBO—Hours: 3500 Standard Empty Weight: 3700 Max Ramp Weight (lbs.): 6034 Max T/O Weight (lbs.): 6000 Max Landing Weight (lbs.): 5600 Useable Fuel (lbs./gal.): 1698/252 Full Fuel Payload (lbs.): 636 DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITIES Wingspan (ft.): 37.9 Overall Length (ft.): 33.5 Height […]
PART I: Expand your flying envelope with inspiration and tips from this Boston-based flatland pilot
The sixth annual Midwest LSA Expo just concluded. These LSA-only events offer a more intimate setting where you can speak at length with an aircraft or other product representative. They don’t offer the dense traffic of the big shows but the valued trade off is that nearly everyone who shows is interested. People came from […]
Stemme S10-VT Base Price: approx. $400,000 As Typically Equipped: $446,000 Engine: 115 hp Rotax 914F Turbo Max Range: 928.7 nm MTOW (lbs.): 1,874 Empty Weight (lbs.): 1,423 Max Payload (lbs.): approx. 451 Wingspan (ft.): 75.46 Wingspan, folded (ft.): 37.4 Wing Area (sq. ft.): 201.3 Height (ft.): 5.91 Length (ft.): 27.62 PERFORMANCE Cruise Speed At 10,000 […]
A proper engine break-in can go far in encouraging long engine life, low oil burn and reliable service
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