General Aviation Aircraft
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PiperSport
PiperSport Base price: $119,900 Engine make/model: Rotax 912 Horsepower: 100@SL Baggage capacity (lbs.) 120 Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 1320 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 600 Wing tank capacity (gals.): 30 Wingspan (ft.): 28.2 Wing area (sq. ft.): 131.3 Cabin width (in.): 46.5 PERFORMANCE Total endurance (hrs.): 5 Range (nm): 600 Vne (kts.): 139 Vs (kts.): 39 […]
BUSHBY “MIDGET MUSTANG”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 900. Empty wt. 580. Fuel capacity 15. Engine 125-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 225. Cruise mph 215. Stall mph 60. Climb rate 2,200. Takeoff run 400. Landing roll 750. Range 400. Another sport plane inspired by the famous North American Mustang is the Bushby Midget Mustang. This little single-seater attains incredible […]
BROKAW “BULLET”
STANDARD DATA: (Equipped with the 380-hp Lycoming.) Gross wt. 3,142. Empty wt. 2,033. Fuel capacity 47-92. Wingspan 24’4″. Length 23’10”. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 322. Cruise mph 293. Stall mph 86. Climb rate 2, 100. Ceiling 28,000. Takeoff run (50) 2,000. Landing run (50) 1,300. Range 1,323. Dr. D.F. Brokaw, with the aeronautical engineering help of […]
BUSHBY “MUSTANG II”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 975. Fuel capacity 25. Wingspan 24’4″. Length 19’5″. Engine 180-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 245. Cruise mph 220. Stall mph 63. Climb rate1,800. Takeoff run 500. Range 650. Kin to the Midget Mustang, this frisky tail-dragger seats two in side-by-side fashion and was developed as a cross country/sport […]
FLIGHT DYNAMICS “FLIGHTSAIL VII”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,600. Empty wt. 1, 100. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 39′. Length 29′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 95. Cruise mph 80. Stall mph 35. Climb rate 500. Takeoff time 20 sec. Range 200. What makes this bird truly different is that it can either be towed behind a 70-hp ski boat or it […]
HOVEY “BETA BIRD”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 6’6″. Length 16’11”. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 85. Cruise mph 80. Stall mph 40. Climb rate 500. Takeoff run (50) 400. Landing run (50′) 400. Range 180. The single-seat “Beta Bird” was first flown at Mojave, California, in April 1979. It is powered by a 1,385cc converted VW engine and offers the […]
HOVEY “WHING-DING II”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 310. Empty wt. 122. Fuel capacity 1/2 gallon. Wingspan 16’4″. Length 12’11”. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 45. Cruise mph 45. Stall mph 26. Climb rate 200. Takeoff run (50′) 300. Landing run (50′) 300. Range 22. This 15-hp, 300-pound gross-weight biplane is the ultimate in lightness and simplicity. The tail surfaces are […]
HU-GO CRAFT
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 848. Empty wt. 558. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 17′. Length 14’8″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 115. Cruise mph 105. Stall mph 55. Climb rate 1,000. Takeoff run 500. Landing roll 500. Range 250. With a lot of lift for its small size and light weight, the HUGO Craft wrings a 105-mph cruise […]
JURCA MJ-8 “BABY FOCKE-WULF”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 2,400. Empty wt. 400. Fuel capacity 32. Wingspan 25’10”. Length 21’8″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 225. Cruise mph 150. Stall mph 50. Climb rate 2,000. Takeoff run 380. Landing roll 800. Range 575. The replica of the German Focke-Wulf 190, the finest piston-engine fighter developed for the Luftwaffe, is available in 3/4-scale […]
