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Diamond DA20-C1 Base price: $174,890 Engine make/model: Continental IO-240-B3B Horsepower at altitude: 125@SL Horsepower for takeoff: 125 TBO (hrs.): 2000 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propellor: Sensenich 69-inch FP Landing gear: Tri./Fxd. Gross weight (lbs.): 1764 Empty weight (lbs.): 1166 Useful load (lbs.): 598 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs.): 24/144 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 454 Wingspan: 35 […]

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Here’s a glancing blow at some products you might want to check out in depth: *** A cute new LSA named Viper SD-4 showed up, beautifully built (in Slovenia) and should be very attractive to anyone who likes the conventional approach of an all-metal airframe done in the traditional way — with a modern technological […]

Nothing like getting some air. *** Thanks to Jim Lee of Phoenix Air USA, I finally had my desire: Jim and I flew the fabulous new Phoenix LSA motorglider, with both wingtips (max span: 49 feet!) out of his home base at Melbourne International Airport, Florida, and I have to say simply this: it cured […]