Specifications

Acclaim S New Price: $699,000 Engine Make/Model: Continenal TSIO-550G Horsepower At Altitude: 280 @ SL Horsepower On Takeoff: 280 TBO—Hours: 2200 Fuel Type: 100LL Propeller: Hartzell 3 bld/CS Landing Gear Type: Tri/Retr Gross Weight (lbs.): 3374 Std. Empty Weight (lbs.): 2374 Useful Load—Std. (lbs.): 1000 Usable Fuel—Std. (gals./lbs.): 100 Payload—Full Std. Fuel (lbs.): 400 Wingspan: […]

At the big show EAA likes to call the Summer Celebration of Flight, we rove the grounds seeking new airplanes, new engines or propulsion systems, new panel gear, updated models and more. In this very fast tour, we’ll zoom around AirVenture for a glance at some airplanes and components that caught our attention. In subsequent […]

Piper PA-46 Meridian Price (std. equip.): $2,219,850 Engine Make/Model: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A Horsepower On Takeoff: 500 TBO (hrs.): 3600 Fuel Type: Jet A Propeller: Hartzell 4-Blade, CS Max. Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 5092 Equipped Weight, std. (lbs.): 3436 Useful Load, std. (lbs.): 1698 Usable Fuel, std. (gals./lbs.): 170/1139 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 562 Wingspan […]

It’s summertime and the flying is easy … especially when it’s on the water. That’s fine for everybody who is already qualified. What if you’re new to seaplanes (or LSA in general)? How could you obtain instruction if you want to buy a new Searey? Training is optimal when done in a very similar airplane […]

The list of aviation companies involved in one way or another with China is getting so long I won’t try to show them all here. Big companies like Cirrus Design or Continental are included. So are LSA manufacturers of various brands. Some business are setting up dealerships (Quicksilver, others). Others have arranged Chinese partners to […]

Zenith CH 750 Cruzer Engine: UL350iS Horsepower: 130 Max Gross Weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty Weight (lbs.): 780 Useful Load (lbs.): 540 Fuel Cap (gals.): 24 Payload (lbs.): 396 Wing Landing (lbs./sq. ft.): 9.3 Power Landing (lbs./hp): 10.15 Load Limits (Gs): +6/-3 Cabin Width (in.): 42 Cabin Height (in.): 50 PERFORMANCE Cruise Speed (mph): 118 Stall […]

Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Base Price: $245,000 Engine Make/Model: Lyc AEIO-360-B1G6 Horsepower @Altitude: 180 @ SL Horsepower On Takeoff: 180 TBO—hours: 2000 Fuel Type: 100LL Propeller: MT CS Landing Gear Type: Conv/Fxd Gross Weight (lbs.): 1800 Std. Empty Weight (lbs.): 1230 Useful Load—Std. (lbs.): 570 Usable Fuel—Std. (gal/lbs.): 27.4 Payload—Full Std. Fuel (lbs.): 406 Wingspan: 26 […]

SportCruiser LSA Engine: Rotax 912 ULS2/S2 Power: 100 hp @5800 rpm Fuel: Mogas RON 95 Avgas 100LL, EN 228 Propeller: Sensenich Fixed 3-blade optional Wingspan (ft): 28.22 Length (ft): 21.72 Height (ft): 7.60 Wing Surface Area (sq. ft.): 132.4 Cockpit Width (ft.): 3.85 MTOW (lbs.): 1323 Empty Weight (lbs.): 824.5 Max Baggage Weight: Rear compartment […]

Maule M6 Engine(s) Make & Model: Lycoming IO-540-W1A5D Horsepower: 235 Propeller: Hartzell 2 bld/CS Fuel Type: 100LL Landing Gear Type: Conv/Fxd Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 2500 Empty Weight (lbs.): 1500 Useful Load—std. (lbs.): 1000 Usable fuel—std. (gals./lbs.): 40/240 Usable Fuel—LR (gals./lbs.): 80/480 Payload—full std. fuel (lbs.): 760 Wingspan: 33 ft. 11 in. Overall Length: 23 […]

Tecnam P92 SeaSky Engine: 98 hp Rotax 912 ULS Propeller: three-blade Sensenich ground adjustable MTOW (lbs.): 1430 Standard Equipped Empty Weight (lbs.): 900 Load Limits: +4/ -2 Gs Baggage Allowance (lbs.): 44 Wing Span (ft.): 66.5 Wing Area (ft.): 133 Length (ft.): 22.6 Height (ft.): 10.3 Cabin Width (in.): 44 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 26.4 PERFORMANCE […]