General Aviation Aircraft

Boeing’s venerable Stearman is one of the smallest landplanes the company built

Boeing Stearman Engine make/model: 200 hp Continental W-670-5 Propeller: McCauley FP metal Gross weight (lbs.): 2950 Std. empty weight (lbs.) 2200 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 50 Usable fuel, std. (gal./lbs.): 43/258 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 492 Wingspan: 32 ft. 1 in. Overall length: 24 ft. 9 in. Height: 9 ft. 8 in. Wing area […]

Which aircraft is best for you?

Five aircraft round out the piston-twin selection

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 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.): […]

Soar, tour, train: With this baby, you do it all!

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. […]

More than mere machines

Piper’s Meridian is the least expensive, production, single-engine turboprop in the world, still the leader of the Piper tribe