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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,000. Empty wt. 605. Fuel capacity 16. Wingspan 16’8″. Length 16′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 200. Cruise mph 150. Stall mph 52. Climb rate 2,500+. Takeoff run 300. Landing roll 800. Range 300. The Jungster I was developed as an 8/10-scale version of the famous Jungmeister aerobatic airplane. The intention was to […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,375. Empty wt. 739. Fuel capacity 16. Wingspan 22’4″. Length 16’11”. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 170. Cruise mph 148. Stall mph 5. Climb rate 3,500. Takeoff run 200. Landing roll 800. The Jungster II is a follow-up design that grew out of experience with the Jungster I. The intent was to create […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 950. Empty wt. 639. Fuel capacity 16. Wingspan 19’6″. Length 18’6″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 120. Cruise mph 102. Stall mph 41. Climb rate 555. Takeoff run 820. Range 375. Marcel Jurca incorporated many Jodel components in the design of the MJ-2 Tempete. The Tempete is a cantilevered low-wing monoplane that can […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1300. Empty wt. 726. Fuel capacity 36. Wingspan 21’6″. Length 20’6″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 190. Cruise mph 162. Stall mph 60. Climb rate 2,500. Takeoff run 820. Landing roll 750. Range 570. The Sirocco is an all-wood, fiberglass- or fabric-covered, and low-wing aircraft that can give the homebuilding enthusiast the wild […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 2,000. Empty wt. 1,175. Fuel capacity 30. Wingspan 25’10”. Length 22’4″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 225. Cruise mph 175. Stall mph 65. Takeoff run 900. Landing roll 800. Range 570. Sportplane enthusiasts have always shown an interest in building replicas of fighter planes. Unlike planes from World War I, World War II […]

Legacy Legacy FG STANDARD DATA: LEGACY Seats 2. Gross wt. 2,200. Empty wt. 1,500. Fuel capacity 65. Engine 310-hp Continental IO-550-N. PERFORMANCE: Top Cruise mph 276. Stall 67 mph. Initial climb rate 2,700. Ceiling 18,000. Range 1,200 nm. Takeoff distance 800′. Landing distance 900′. The first model Lancair 200 was developed in 1984 and today, […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,246. Empty wt. 790. Fuel capacity 17. Wingspan 26’6″. Length 19’6″. Engine 100-hp Volkswagen. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 115. Cruise mph 105. Stall mph 42. Climb rate 550. Ceiling 12,000. Takeoff run 600. Landing roll 400. Range 525. The Skylark is a beautifully designed two-seater that looks more like it was intended […]

Lancair ES STANDARD DATA: ES Seats 4. Gross wt. 2,800. Empty wt. 1,600. Fuel capacity 76. Engine 200-hp Continental 10-360-ES. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 200. Cruise mph 192. Initial climb rate 1,200. Ceiling 18,000. Range 1,360. Takeoff distance (50′) 800. Landing distance (50′) 800. STANDARD DATA: SUPER ES Seats 4. Gross wt. 3,200. Empty wt. 1,900. […]

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 870. Fuel capacity 28. Wingspan 25’10”. Length 20’3″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 130. Cruise mph 115. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 800. Takeoff run 500. Landing roll 700. Range 600. This two-place low-wing taildragger was first built in India by an Italian engineer who studied in England and France. […]