General Aviation Aircraft
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More and More, LSA Are Going Global
Since the beginning of LSA time, way back in 2005 (when the first LSA was approved), LSA have arrived on American shores from overseas factories. American producers also sold airplanes to Yankees, but none went overseas as governments of other nations had not yet accepted ASTM certification standards. In the last year, a lot has […]
Pipistrel Virus
Pipistrel Virus Price as flown ($/⬠rate=$1.37/1): $128,000 Price range ($/⬠rate=$1.42/1): $105,000 (basic) to $142, 000* Engine make/model: Rotax 912 UL Horsepower: 80 Propeller: Pipistrel Vario Wingspan: 40′ 10.5″ Wing area (sq. ft.): 118 Aspect ratio: 13.1 Flap settings (degrees): -5, + 9, + 18 Empty weight (lbs.): 625 Max Takeoff Weight (MTOW, lbs.): […]
2012 Piper Meridian
2012 Piper Meridian Engine make/model P&W PT6A-42A Horsepower on takeoff 500 TBO (hrs.) 3600 Fuel type Jet A Propellor Hartzell 4-blade, CS Max takeoff weight (lbs.) 5092 Empty weight, std. (lbs.) 3433 Useful load, std. (lbs.) 1701 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs) 170/1139 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.) 562 Wingspan (ft.) 43 Overall length 29 ft. […]
Piper Meridian: Everyman‘s Turbine
Piper’s Meridian is the least expensive, production, single-engine turboprop in the world, still the leader of the Piper tribe
Choice Aftermarket Stops for Turboprops
Put new life in your legacy turboprop or bring a high-performance piston into the jet age! Aftermarket specialists can upgrade your engines, retrofit your interior, install a glass panel and more.
Green Flight Challenge Down to Final Three!
Updates 10/4/11 and 10/5/11 — Congratulations to Pipistrel for their unprecedented third win at a NASA Challenge. Picking up a cool $1.35 million, the company won with their unorthodox dual Taurus G2 fuselages joined by a larger, centrally-mounted electric engine. The custom-configured, four-seat aircraft achieved an amazing 403 passenger miles per gallon of fuel (or […]
