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Socata 1998 TB-20 Trinidad Engine make/model: Lyc. TIO-540-C4D5D Horsepower: 250 TBO hrs.: 2000 Propeller: Const. spd. Landing gear type: Tri/Retr. Gross weight (lbs.): 3086 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2010 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1076 Fuel (gals.): 86 Wingspan: 32 ft. 1 in. Overall length: 29 ft. 3 in. Height: 9 ft. 4 in. Wing area […]

Socata 1998 Tobago XL Engine make/model: Lyc. IO-360-A1B6 Horsepower: 200 TBO hrs.: 2000 Propeller: Const. spd. Landing gear type: Tri/Fixed Gross weight (lbs.): 2535 Empty weight (lbs.): 1576 Useful load (lbs.): 959 Fuel (gals.): 54 Wingspan: 32 ft. Overall length: 25 ft. 2 in. Height: 9 ft. 10 in. Wing area (sq. ft.): 128 Seating […]

1937 Stinson Reliant SR-9B Base Price: $135,000 (1998)/$7,985 (1937) Engine make/model: Lycoming R-680-13 Horsepower for takeoff: 300 TBO (hrs.): n/a Fuel type: 80/100LL Propeller type/diameter: Hamilton Standard constant speed Landing gear type: Conventional Max ramp weight (lbs.): 3750 Gross weight (lbs.): 3750 Max landing weight (lbs.): 3750 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2515 Useful load, std. […]

  Stinson Station Wagon 108-3 Price: $20,000/$6,484 (new) Engine make/model: Franklin 6A4-165-B3 Horsepower for takeoff: 165 TBO hrs.: N/A Fuel type: 80/100LL Propeller make/type: Sensenich, Fixed Landing gear type: Conventional Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2400 Gross weight (lbs.): 2400 Max landing weight (lbs.): 2400 Empty weight (lbs.): 1320 Useful load (lbs.): 50 Oil capacity (qts.): […]

The “night before Christmas” was special as we logged what may be the final approval of 2007. Carlos Bessa of SeaMax USA called to say his efforts over the year paid off with a fresh airworthiness certificate. How’s that for a Christmas gift!? SeaMax completes a trio of flying boat LSA. *** The first amphibian […]

With one month to go before we evaluate all of 2007, here’s an early picture. In eleven months, industry added 499 fixed wing airplanes plus a healthy fleet of trikes and powered parachutes. I expect SLSA registrations to reach 544 airplanes for the year, nearly a doubling of the 565 we had last January after […]

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