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Horizon Aircraft reaches milestone with X7 eVTOL transitioning to forward flight

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It features a forward-swept main wing, plus a smaller set of horizontal canard-style stabilizers mounted on the forward fuselage. The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot.

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Flight Test Files: B-47A Stratojet

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Langley was particularly focused on structural loads, while Ames concentrated on dynamic stability. The average gross weight was 115,000 pounds. Boeing B-47A Stratojet NACA 150 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The drag chute was used on landings to help brake the airplane’s speed.

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Approachable Excellence

Plane and Pilot

To some extent this was carried out with the Cherokee, though the key design elementuse of a stabilator in place of a conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizeris likely the influence of John Thorp. Thorp joined the Piper design team during the Cherokees development; his own Sky Scooter used a stabilator.

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This Incredible Plane: Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

Plane and Pilot

Noting that the application of fertilizer and other chemicals often corroded a conventional tail, Pellarini simply attached two tail booms that each carried its own horizontal stabilizer and elevator. While these acted as one, they were not joined at the center.

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AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

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gph at standard cruise (2,100 rpm) Empty Weight: 708 lbs, basic weight (includes oil and trapped fuel) Gross Weight L-4H: 1,220 lbs Full Load Stall Speed: 37.5 gph at take-off (2,300 rpm), 4.27

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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

Max Gross Weight: 2,200 lbs. Empty Weight, Standard: 1,300 lbs. Waghorn laughed and said as soon as youre stabilized, full power, and lets try again, now that you see what Im talking about. It was darn impressiveand loads of fun. GB1 GameBird Price, Fully Equipped: $600,000+ Wingspan: 25 ft., Wing Area: 121.5

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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

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In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. The ELSA is a different animal. The RV-12 is, of course, all metal.