Return Of The Great Lakes
Peter Bowers likes to revive and update 1930s vintage biplanes’first the Waco, now the Great Lakes
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Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Base Price: $245,000 Engine Make/Model: Lyc AEIO-360-B1G6 Horsepower @Altitude: 180 @ SL Horsepower On Takeoff: 180 TBO—hours: 2000 Fuel Type: 100LL Propeller: MT CS Landing Gear Type: Conv/Fxd Gross Weight (lbs.): 1800 Std. Empty Weight (lbs.): 1230 Useful Load—Std. (lbs.): 570 Usable Fuel—Std. (gal/lbs.): 27.4 Payload—Full Std. Fuel (lbs.): 406 Wingspan: 26 […]
SportCruiser LSA
SportCruiser LSA Engine: Rotax 912 ULS2/S2 Power: 100 hp @5800 rpm Fuel: Mogas RON 95 Avgas 100LL, EN 228 Propeller: Sensenich Fixed 3-blade optional Wingspan (ft): 28.22 Length (ft): 21.72 Height (ft): 7.60 Wing Surface Area (sq. ft.): 132.4 Cockpit Width (ft.): 3.85 MTOW (lbs.): 1323 Empty Weight (lbs.): 824.5 Max Baggage Weight: Rear compartment […]
Finding A Czech Mate For Flying Adventures
The European SportCruiser LSA comes into its own
An Airplane For The Jeep Trail
Here’s a Maule that can handle asphalt, dirt, tundra, snow or even water runways with equal dexterity
Maule M6
Maule M6 Engine(s) Make & Model: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D Horsepower: 235 Propeller: Hartzell 2 bld/CS Fuel Type: 100LL Landing Gear Type: Conv/Fxd Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 2500 Empty Weight (lbs.): 1500 Useful Load—std. (lbs.): 1000 Usable fuel—std. (gals./lbs.): 40/240 Usable Fuel—LR (gals./lbs.): 80/480 Payload—full std. fuel (lbs.): 760 Wingspan: 33 ft. 11 in. Overall Length: 23 […]
Icon Confirms Vacaville, California for Production
I have been following Icon Aircraft closely since I first met top gun Kirk Hawkins on the EAA Sport Pilot Tour back in 2005. Then he was one man with a business card and a dream. In the nine years following, Icon has become, well … an icon of light aviation. Almost everybody knows this […]
Just on Fire! SuperSTOL Leads to 500th Kit
We all have favorites … foods, websites, movies, and of course, airplanes. I have favorites, too. This doesn’t mean my favorites are better than others, nor that anyone else may agree with me. That’s OK. Properly caveated, I have to say one of my favorite airplanes is Just Aircraft’s SuperSTOL. Flying it at last Sun […]
Tecnam P92 SeaSky
Tecnam P92 SeaSky Engine: 98 hp Rotax 912 ULS Propeller: three-blade Sensenich ground adjustable MTOW (lbs.): 1430 Standard Equipped Empty Weight (lbs.): 900 Load Limits: +4/ -2 Gs Baggage Allowance (lbs.): 44 Wing Span (ft.): 66.5 Wing Area (ft.): 133 Length (ft.): 22.6 Height (ft.): 10.3 Cabin Width (in.): 44 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 26.4 PERFORMANCE […]
