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Part I: Southbound’€”From London to Cape Town in a Robinson R44

Since the beginning of LSA time, way back in 2005 (when the first LSA was approved), LSA have arrived on American shores from overseas factories. American producers also sold airplanes to Yankees, but none went overseas as governments of other nations had not yet accepted ASTM certification standards. In the last year, a lot has […]

Pipistrel Virus Price as flown ($/€ rate=$1.37/1): $128,000 Price range ($/€ rate=$1.42/1): $105,000 (basic) to $142, 000* Engine make/model: Rotax 912 UL Horsepower: 80 Propeller: Pipistrel Vario Wingspan: 40′ 10.5″ Wing area (sq. ft.): 118 Aspect ratio: 13.1 Flap settings (degrees): -5, + 9, + 18 Empty weight (lbs.): 625 Max Takeoff Weight (MTOW, lbs.): […]

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2012 Piper Meridian Engine make/model P&W PT6A-42A Horsepower on takeoff 500 TBO (hrs.) 3600 Fuel type Jet A Propellor Hartzell 4-blade, CS Max takeoff weight (lbs.) 5092 Empty weight, std. (lbs.) 3433 Useful load, std. (lbs.) 1701 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs) 170/1139 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.) 562 Wingspan (ft.) 43 Overall length 29 ft. […]