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Mooney PFM Mooney Ovation Mooney Bravo STANDARD DATA: (Ovation) Seats 4. Gross wt. 3,368. Empty wt. 2,205. Fuel capacity 89. Engine 280-hp Continental IO-550-G. PERFORMANCE: Cruise Speed 190 KTAS. Stall 59 kts. Initial climb rate 1,250. Ceiling 20,000. Range 1,240. Takeoff distance (50′) 2,060. Landing distance (50′) 2,280. STANDARD DATA: (Bravo) Seats 4. Gross wt. […]
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X-AIR LS Base/Used Price: $59,995 Engine make/model: Jabiru 2200 Horsepower 85@SL Gross weight (lbs.): 1234 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 660 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 574 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 484 Fuel capacity (lbs.): 15 Baggage capacity (lbs.): 25 Wingspan: 32 Wing area (sq. ft.): 147 Cabin width (in.): 43 PERFORMANCE Vso (kts.): 113 Vne […]
After a tough winter in most parts of the USA, spring evidently arrived early with 80-degree temperatures as far north as Minnesota… all before Sun ‘n Fun. More good news: After its coldest winter since the early 1980s Florida is extremely pleasant now, warm with low humidity. *** Indications are the economy continues bearing down […]
8GCBC Scout Engine make/model: 180 hp Lycoming O-360-C1G Propeller type: 76-in., two-blade Hartzell (standard); 72-in., three-blade Hartzell (as reviewed) Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1400 Gross weight (lbs.): 2150 Useful load (lbs.): 750 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 540 Fuel capacity (lbs.): 36 (standard); 72 (optional) Wingspan: 36.2 ft. Overall length: 23 ft. Overall height: 9.7 […]
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