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An airplane house or aeroplane house is a residential home made from a retired or scrapped aircraft. The houses are usually old airliners that once carried passengers, but have now been sent to a scrap yard because of age or because of cuts in the airline's fleet.
The first aircraft to be offered for sale as plans, rather than a completed airframe, was the Baby Ace in the late 1920s. [7] Canada's first homebuilt aircraft, Stitts SA-3A Playboy CF-RAD, first flown in 1955, seen in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Diemert Defender emergency fighter concept.
The wing section is an 18% thickness ratio, much thicker than the typical 12-15% thickness of normal light aircraft wings. At least one commercial model airplane kit of the Facetmobile is in production. [3] The prototype FMX-4 Facetmobile crashed on October 13, 1994, after an in-flight engine failure.
Whether due to their craftsmanship, rarity, or the story behind the real aircraft, here are 10 model airplanes that prove the sky’s the limit when it comes to their worth. 1. Dinky Supermarine ...
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.
Apollo Ultralight Aircraft; Applebay GA-111 Mescalero; Applebay GA-II Chiricahua; Aquilair; Aquilair Kid; Arion Lightning; Arplast Micro'B; Arrow Coax Livella Uno; Arrow SNC; ARV Griffin; ARV Super2; Asso Aerei; Associated Air Liberty 181; ATEC v.o.s. Aurore MB 02 Souricette; Aurore MB 02-2 Mini Bulle; Aurore MB 04 Souris Bulle; Aurore Sarl ...
Fisher Flying Products is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that produces kits for a wide line of light aircraft. The company's kits all feature wooden construction with aircraft fabric covering. Many of the designs are reproductions of classic aircraft, such as the company's 80% Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth that is based upon the de Havilland Tiger Moth.
His son Sebastian is listed as the owner of Zenith Aircraft Company. [1] Kit designs manufactured by the company include the original two-seat STOL CH 701, a high-wing all-metal short take-off and landing design, the larger STOL CH 801 four-place aircraft, the STOL CH 750 light sport utility kit airplane, and the two-seat CH 650, an all-metal ...