Ceiling Drag Tail 
Vintage Aviation News
DECEMBER 29, 2024
Davis, who had developed a new wing, whose airfoil had a lower drag co-efficiency than other wing designs of the time, and which had already been used on the company’s Model 31/XP4Y Corregidor flying boat. Originally flown under the historic schemes for All American and The Dragon and His Tail , it is now painted as Witchcraft.
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The airship initially recovered, dumping ballast and stabilizing at 700 feet above the sea and returning to its cruising altitude of 1,600 feet, but the ship was sent into another plunge, falling a rate of 14 feet per second tail-down.
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Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Around this time, the USAAF was also developing its first jet fighters, but knew that all-jet aircraft at this time were short-ranged and burned fuel quicker than propeller-driven aircraft, and so the optimal design was to feature a propeller-driven engine in the front for long range performance and a jet engine in the tail for high speed in combat.
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
The deicing boots seem to mate so smoothly with the wings and tail that the only way to tell where that happens is that they are different colors. When that big Hartzell prop flattens out, it produces a lot of drag that lets one nicely fine-tune speed and rate of descent. Max usable fuel: 264 gallons Service Ceiling: 34,000 ft.
Plane and Pilot
JULY 22, 2025
Stick neutral, bring the throttle up smoothly, watch the edge of the runway with your peripheral vision, and as that tail comes up, you’ll get a little more visibility. Before I knew it, the tail was ready to come up, so I pushed the stick forward. Before I knew it, the tail was ready to come up, so I pushed the stick forward.
Vintage Aviation News
OCTOBER 11, 2024
It boasts a top speed of 130 mph, a cruising speed of 120 mph, a range of 500 miles, a service ceiling of 20,000 feet, and a maximum take-off weight of 1,440 kg. Streamlined Pod and Boom Fuselage – The pod typically houses the passengers while the boom extends back to support the tail section.
Airspeed Junkie
AUGUST 2, 2024
Notable design changes included the introduction of a swept tail design in 1960 and a new cowl design in 1961, which improved aerodynamics and performance. Micro vortex generators are also a popular upgrade, optimizing airflow over the wing and tail surfaces to enhance control. It is powered by a 180-hp Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine.
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