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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 900.Fuel capacity 28. Wingspan 25′. Length 19′. Engine 125-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 180. Cruise mph 155. Stall mph 55. Climb rate 1,000. Ceiling 15,000. Takeoff run 450. Landing roll 600. Range 500. This airplane represents a further development of the CA-61 Mini Ace. The CA-65 is a […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,750. Empty wt. 1,000. Fuel capacity 41. Wingspan 22′. Length 19′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 190. Cruise mph 170. Stall mph (no stall). Climb rate 2,000. Takeoff run 700. Landing roll 1,500. Range 700. John Dyke wanted a high-speed airplane with folding wings that would be compact enough to tow home for […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 700. Empty wt. 480. Fuel capacity 8. Wingspan 24′. Length 18′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 95. Cruise mph 75. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 600. Takeoff run 500. Landing roll 400. Range 200. Ultra-simple wooden construction and the familiar VW engine mean low-cost flying fun and ease of construction. The fuselage of […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,040. Empty wt. 640. Fuel capacity 14. Wingspan 27′. Length 19′. Engine 60-hp Volkswagen. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 100. Cruise mph 75. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 500. Ceiling 10,000. Takeoff run 700. Landing roll 400. Range 200. The VP-2 is generally similar to its smaller brother, the VP-1, except for an […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,212. Empty wt. 668. Fuel capacity 17.2 Wingspan 28’7″. Length 19’7″. Engine Rotax 912. PERFORMANCE: Top cruise 115 kts. Normal cruise 110 kts. Stall 39 kts. Climb rate 840 fpm. Ceiling 13,100′. Takeoff run 560. Landing roll 540. Range 350 nm. This Czech-built two-seater is a popular trainer and leisure flyer […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 2,000. Empty wt. 1,035. Fuel capacity 55. Engine 205-hp IO-36-B1A Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 250. Cruise mph 220. Initial climb rate 2,000. Ceiling 29,500. Range 1,228. Takeoff distance 1,000. Landing distance 1,000. Since Burt Rutan made the advantages of a canard design configuration so apparent with his line of composite aircraft, […]
[UPDATE: 1/13/09 at 1 PM Eastern — Following reports by AOPA Online, Flight International’s Flight Global, and Jim Lawrence below… Piper stated that — contrary to reports in Czech newspapers and radio — they have not signed an agreement with Czech Sport Aircraft. Thus reports about the amount allegedly invested much less forecasts of building […]
Just talked with CubCrafter’s PR head Jon Bliss to check out the haps on the left coast – Yakima, WA to be exact – with the company’s Super SportCub and other Cubalike models. *** “We’re doing as well as we’ve done in a long time,” says Jon. “We’ve even got a backlog of orders.” *** […]
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