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Aero AT-4 Price As Flown: $135,000 Basic Price: (delivered, Northampton, Mass.) $105,000 Engine: Rotax 912ULS, 100 hp Engine TBO (hrs.): 2000 Wingspan (ft.): 27.4 Propeller: 3-blade, ELPROP, EASA-certified, ground-adjustable, carbon composite Basic Empty Weight (lbs.): 780-835 (varies with equipment) Useful Load (lbs.): 485-540 (varies with equipment) Fuel Capacity: 18.5 gallons (center mount tank) Max Takeoff […]
Kodiak Basic Price: $1,775,000 Engine Make/Model: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 Power: Max takeoff power (hp) = 750 hp Max continuous (hp) = 700 Propeller: 96-inch Hartzell constant speed, feathering, reversible Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 7255 Empty Weight, Std. (lbs.): 3770 Useful Load, Std. (lbs.): 3535 Fuel Capacity, Std. (gals): 320 Wingspan (ft.): 45 ft. Overall […]
Backcountry traveler or humanitarian hauler, Quest’s Kodiak does it all
I think Phoenix is one the loveliest aircraft in the LSA fleet. Of course, I have a rather large bias as I’m a soaring enthusiast and this is one fine soaring machine in the SLSA fleet, able to compete fairly with a pure glider. I’m also a fan of importer Jim Lee, a modest, soft […]
Our annual review of LSA Market Share brings our updated fleet chart and a second chart showing prior-year registrations. While sales of new SLSA remains below par, the market appears to be experiencing spotty but regular recovery from earlier low points. The first half the year foretold a better recovery but the last half of […]
Flight Design CTLSi Price as flown: $171,000 Wingspan (ft.): 28.2 Length (ft.): 21.8 Height (ft.): 7.7 Cabin Width (in.): 49 Empty Weight (lbs.): 810 Gross Weight (lbs.): 1,320 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 35 Fuel Economy (gph): 4.3 Power Plant: 100 hp Rotax 912iS Range (nm): 1055 PERFORMANCE Cruise Speed (kts., 75% power): 115 Vso (kts.): 39 […]
Fuel injection, constant refinements: why the CT line remains number one
It’s not cheap, but it adds performance and safety to a variety of airplanes
Piper Seneca Basic Price: $756,500 Power Plant: (2) 220 hp Teledyne Continental TSIO-360-RB Propeller: McCauley three-blade 76-inch diameter Wingspan (ft.): 38.9 Length (ft): 28.6 Seating Capacity: Six Max Gross Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 4750 Empty Weight (lbs.): 3397 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 122 Standard Useful Load (lbs.): 1376 PERFORMANCE Rate Of Climb, Sea Level (fpm): 1460 Service […]
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