International Aircraft Directory

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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 620. Empty wt. 342. Fuel capacity 10.5. Wingspan 21’6″. Length 17′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 100. Cruise mph 85. Stall mph 29. Climb rate 500. Takeoff run 440. Landing roll 300. Range 350. This brainchild of Roger Druine is so good that Rollason Aircraft in England and Flugzeubau in Germany started manufacturing […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,050. Empty wt. 750. Fuel capacity 18. Wingspan 22’3″. Length 19’5″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 170. Cruise mph 145. Stall mph 52. Climb rate 900. Takeoff run 850. Landing roll 750. Range 450. The Turner airplane family got started in 1958. First aircraft in the series was the T-40, a sleek, hot […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 950.Fuel capacity 20. Wingspan 24’11”. Length 19’5″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 170. Cruise mph 150. Stall mph 56. Climb rate 1,600. Takeoff run 865. Landing roll 760. Range 520. The T-40 was so successful that it collected 18 awards and convinced Turner that the only thing wrong with it […]