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Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 scale display model Group of students with their wooden model airplanes in Sonta, Serbia, 1936. A model aircraft is a physical model of an existing or imagined aircraft, and is built typically for display, research, or amusement. Model aircraft are divided into two basic groups: flying and non-flying.
During the 1930s, aircraft designs were often proven in air races and other aerial contests. A modified 247D was entered, flown by Colonel Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn. [20] The 247, race number "57", was essentially a production model, but all airliner furnishings were removed to accommodate eight additional fuselage fuel tanks. [21]
The Van's Aircraft RV-14 is an American aerobatic kit aircraft designed by Richard VanGrunsven and produced by Van's Aircraft. It was introduced at AirVenture in July 2012. [1] The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [3] [4] As of November 2022, 207 RV-14s have been completed and flown. [2]
Heavy duty model with an 8.13 m (26.7 ft) wingspan, heavier duty wing spars and a gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb). [3] Bristell NG 5 LSA Model for the US light-sport aircraft category with an 9.13 m (30.0 ft) wingspan and a gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb). [3] [4] [5] Bristell NG 5 RG
The aircraft was intended to compete with the Pitts Special. Designed by Frank Christensen , originally of Salt Lake City, [ 1 ] the Eagle II is marketed in kit form for homebuilding . The Eagle II is a small aircraft of conventional configuration with single-bay, equal-span staggered biplane wings braced with streamlined flying and landing ...
The Spacek SD-1 Minisport is a Czech amateur-built aircraft, designed by Igor Špaček and produced by Spacek of Hodonín. The aircraft was also produced for a short time in the United States by SkyCraft Airplanes of Orem, Utah as a light-sport aircraft, but they had gone out of businesses by 2017. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans ...
The aircraft has a very small wing for the US ultralight category with a wing area of only 95 sq ft (8.8 m 2) and a wingspan of 17.6 ft (5.4 m). The wing is equipped with flaps that give it a stall speed of 25 mph (40 km/h). The small wing gives the aircraft a high cruise speed and better resistance to turbulence than a lighter-loaded wing.
The "AK" model was an "A" model completed by the buyer from a kit. It was certified on 19 April 1973. [1] [2] [6] SGS 2-33B The B model has an extra 5 inches in the rear seat, a ratchet trim system, a nose wheel, and 40 extra pounds of gross weight. This new 2-33 was certified on 2 February 2022. As of March 2024, two have been delivered.