General Aviation Aircraft

STANDARD DATA: AGA Lafayette Texan Seats 2. Gross wt. 992. Empty wt. 606. Fuel capacity 19. Engine 80-hp Rotax 912S. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 140. Cruise mph 124. Initial climb rate 1180 fpm. Ceiling 10,000. Takeoff distance 490′. Landing distance 460′. AGA makes a series of carbon fiber high performance kit planes, including the Sportster, Bushplane, […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 2,650-3,300. Empty wt. 1,600-1,800. Wingspan 36’10”. Length 25’10”. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 135. Cruise mph 120. Stall mph 55. Climb rate 500. Takeoff run 1,000. Landing roll 1,000. Range 800. The Aristocraft was originally the last plane designed and built by the Waco Airplane Company. It was aimed at the cabin-class ultra-safe […]

Built from 1988 to the present, the American Champion series of tailwheel stars keeps on flying.

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For most pilots flying 100 hours represents a decent year of enjoying aviation. Mike Blyth and James Pitman hit that on the first long leg of their ’round the world flight, traversing a huge expanse of ocean en route from South Africa to Oshkosh. Their total flight will see each logging nearly 250 hours of […]

Is there a pilot out there who doesn’t yearn for a Bonanza?

2009 BEECHCRAFT BONANZA G36 Base price: $605,000 Engine make/model: Continental IO-550-B TBO (hrs.): 1700 Horsepower: 300@SL Fuel type: 100LL Propeller type: 3-blade, CS Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Gross weight (lbs.): 3650 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2530 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1120 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs.): 74/444 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 676 Wingspan: 33 ft. […]

The Evektor SportStar SL is friendly to fly, sturdy, beautiful and roomy’€”and what a view!

Flying Embraer’s first entry-level jet, the Phenom 100

Head over heels in the Sukhoi Su-29