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From The Editor: Where GA Shines
Since the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January, general aviation pilots have been making an increasingly positive impact in the troubled country; in some regions, GA relief flights are the only way aid is getting through.
April 2010 Readback
Pilot Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first person to break the speed of sound with his own body.
PiperSport
PiperSport Base price: $119,900 Engine make/model: Rotax 912 Horsepower: 100@SL Baggage capacity (lbs.) 120 Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 1320 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 600 Wing tank capacity (gals.): 30 Wingspan (ft.): 28.2 Wing area (sq. ft.): 131.3 Cabin width (in.): 46.5 PERFORMANCE Total endurance (hrs.): 5 Range (nm): 600 Vne (kts.): 139 Vs (kts.): 39 […]
BUSHBY “MIDGET MUSTANG”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 900. Empty wt. 580. Fuel capacity 15. Engine 125-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 225. Cruise mph 215. Stall mph 60. Climb rate 2,200. Takeoff run 400. Landing roll 750. Range 400. Another sport plane inspired by the famous North American Mustang is the Bushby Midget Mustang. This little single-seater attains incredible […]
BROKAW “BULLET”
STANDARD DATA: (Equipped with the 380-hp Lycoming.) Gross wt. 3,142. Empty wt. 2,033. Fuel capacity 47-92. Wingspan 24’4″. Length 23’10”. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 322. Cruise mph 293. Stall mph 86. Climb rate 2, 100. Ceiling 28,000. Takeoff run (50) 2,000. Landing run (50) 1,300. Range 1,323. Dr. D.F. Brokaw, with the aeronautical engineering help of […]
BUSHBY “MUSTANG II”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 975. Fuel capacity 25. Wingspan 24’4″. Length 19’5″. Engine 180-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 245. Cruise mph 220. Stall mph 63. Climb rate1,800. Takeoff run 500. Range 650. Kin to the Midget Mustang, this frisky tail-dragger seats two in side-by-side fashion and was developed as a cross country/sport […]
FLIGHT DYNAMICS “FLIGHTSAIL VII”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,600. Empty wt. 1, 100. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 39′. Length 29′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 95. Cruise mph 80. Stall mph 35. Climb rate 500. Takeoff time 20 sec. Range 200. What makes this bird truly different is that it can either be towed behind a 70-hp ski boat or it […]
