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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,246. Empty wt. 790. Fuel capacity 17. Wingspan 26’6″. Length 19’6″. Engine 100-hp Volkswagen. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 115. Cruise mph 105. Stall mph 42. Climb rate 550. Ceiling 12,000. Takeoff run 600. Landing roll 400. Range 525. The Skylark is a beautifully designed two-seater that looks more like it was intended […]
Lancair ES STANDARD DATA: ES Seats 4. Gross wt. 2,800. Empty wt. 1,600. Fuel capacity 76. Engine 200-hp Continental 10-360-ES. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 200. Cruise mph 192. Initial climb rate 1,200. Ceiling 18,000. Range 1,360. Takeoff distance (50′) 800. Landing distance (50′) 800. STANDARD DATA: SUPER ES Seats 4. Gross wt. 3,200. Empty wt. 1,900. […]
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 870. Fuel capacity 28. Wingspan 25’10”. Length 20’3″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 130. Cruise mph 115. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 800. Takeoff run 500. Landing roll 700. Range 600. This two-place low-wing taildragger was first built in India by an Italian engineer who studied in England and France. […]
With its radial engine and timeless design, Luscombe introduces an LSA with attitude
LUSCOMBE PHANTOM II Price as flown: $145,000 Engine make/model: 7-cylinder, radial Rotec R2800-7 Horsepower 110@3600 rpm Fuel type: 100LL or high-octane mogas Propeller type 2-blade, 76-in Performance propeller Max gross weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 830–880 Fuel capacity (gals.): 30 Fuel consumption (gph): 6 Wingspan: 35 ft. Overall length: 20 ft. Overall height: […]
Cessna’s Caravan goes plush, with all the accoutrements of a jet (except the speed)
2009 CIRRUS SR22 X EDITION Price as equipped: $$663,175 Engine make/model: Continental IO-550-N Turbonormalizing system: Tornado Alley Horsepower 310@SL Gross weight (lbs.): 3400 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2517 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 883 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs.): 92/552 Wingspan: 38 ft. 4 in. Overall length: 26 ft. Overall length: 8 ft. 11 in. Cabin width […]
2008 Cessna Grand Caravan 208B Standard Price: $1,990,000 Base Price: $1,816,975 Typically Equipped Price: $2,017,225 N208MT Price: $2,300,000 Engine: Pratt &âWhitney PT6A-114A Shaft Horsepower: 675 Gross Weight (lbs.): 8750 Empty Weight (lbs.): 5013 Useful Load (lbs.): 3772 Fuel Capacity (gals./lbs.): 335/2245 Payload, Full Standard Fuel (lbs.): 1548 PERFORMANCE Rate Of Climb, SL (fpm): 975 Max […]
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