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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 950.Fuel capacity 20. Wingspan 24’11”. Length 19’5″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 170. Cruise mph 150. Stall mph 56. Climb rate 1,600. Takeoff run 865. Landing roll 760. Range 520. The T-40 was so successful that it collected 18 awards and convinced Turner that the only thing wrong with it […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,600. Empty wt. 828. Fuel capacity 20. Wingspan 22’3″. Length 19’9″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 175. Cruise mph 155. Stall mph 57. Climb rate 1,200. Takeoff run 850. Landing roll 500. Range 475. The Turner T-40B is basically the same as the T-40A, but with tricycle landing gear and other improvements. Development […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,050. Empty wt. 695. Fuel capacity 24. Wingspan 19’11”. Length 19′. Engine 125-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 195. Cruise mph 185. Stall mph 48. Climb rate 1,900. Ceiling 21,000. Takeoff run 200. Landing roll 300. Range 600. Richard Van Grunsven’s all-metal single-seat monoplane won the “Best Aerodynamic Detailing” award at the […]

RV-4 RV-6 RV9A RV10 STANDARD DATA: (RV-4) Seats 2. Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 905. Fuel capacity 32. Engine 160-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 205. Cruise mph 194. Initial climb rate 2,050. Ceiling 25,000. Range 650. Takeoff distance 300. Landing distance 300. STANDARD DATA: (RV-6 and 6A) Seats 2. Gross wt. 1,600. Empty wt. 965. […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,100. Empty wt. 710. Fuel capacity 24.5. Wingspan 20′. Length 18′. Engine 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 150. Cruise mph 130. Stall mph 57. Climb rate 1,100. Range 200. The VCA-l is a tiny single-seat low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction. The wing section is NASA GA (W)-1 with no sweepback. It […]

STANDARD DATA: (Fixed gear) Seats 4. Gross wt. 2,250. Empty wt. 1,250. Fuel capacity 65. Engine 200-hp Lycoming IO-360. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 215. Cruise mph 200. Initial climb rate 1,400. Ceiling 20,000. Range 1,200. Takeoff distance (50′) 850. Landing distance (50′) 800. STANDARD DATA: (Retractable gear) Seats 4. Gross wt. 2,250. Empty wt. 1,250. Fuel […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,075. Empty wt. 590. Wingspan 22′. Engine 1,600cc Volkswagen. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 150. Climb rate 800. Range 500 (estimated). Takeoff run 450. Winner of the “Outstanding New Design” award at Oshkosh 1980, the Dragonfly is another canard-configured composite homebuilt in the same vein as the Quickie and VariEze. With two-place side-by-side […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 1,000. Fuel capacity 20. Wingspan 36’6″. Length 24′. Engine 85- to 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 95. Cruise mph 85. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 600. Ceiling 13,000. Takeoff time 20 sec. Range 320. Volmer Jensen’s two-place Sportsman amphibian has to be called one of the more successful […]

(Now renamed the Sport Trainer)

STANDARD DATA: (Classic) Gross wt. 1,250. Empty wt. 640. Fuel capacity 26. Wingspan 29’4″. Length 18’9″. Engine 65- to 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 105. Cruise mph 95. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 625. The Wag-A-Bond can be built in either of two versions, the Classic (performance figures above) or the Traveler. The Classic is […]