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It was only able to achieve that low empty weight with the 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277, which provided marginal performance. The standard specified engine today is the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 which results in a 328 lb (149 kg) empty weight and places the aircraft in the US Experimental - Amateur-built category.
As this is a US aircraft the name is pronounced "Zee-Max". [1] [3] [4] 1300Z Z-MAX Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft with the 45 hp (34 kW) Zenoah G-50 engine. First flight 1990, out of production. Manufacturer claimed construction time 400 hours. 231 completed and flown by 2001. As this is a US aircraft the name is pronounced ...
The Bede BD-12 was an American homebuilt aircraft designed by Jim Bede and produced by Bede Aircraft of Medina, Ohio, introduced in the 1990s. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but only one was ever built. [1] [2] It first flew in 1995. [3]
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.
Data from Kitplanes General characteristics Crew: one Length: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) Wingspan: 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Wing area: 142 sq ft (13.2 m 2) Empty weight: 250 lb (113 kg) Gross weight: 510 lb (231 kg) Fuel capacity: 5 US Gallons (19 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin-cylinder, single-ignition, two-stroke aircraft engine, 40 hp (30 kW) Performance Maximum ...
Design goals included low cost, an attractive appearance, and accommodation for a 76 in (193 cm) tall, 240 lb (109 kg) pilot. [ 3 ] Although originally designed to accept the Half VW powerplant (a Type 1 Volkswagen engine block cut in half), the aircraft empty weight can be reduced to 250 lb (113 kg) with the use of a lighter weight engine ...
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90 General characteristics Crew: one Length: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) Wingspan: 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) Height: 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Wing area: 129 sq ft (12.0 m 2) Empty weight: 350 lb (159 kg) Max takeoff weight: 600 lb (272 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 377 piston aircraft engine, 32 hp (24 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 80 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn) Cruise speed ...
The aircraft were available as kits or as completed aircraft and were designed to look and fly similarly to a Piper J-3 Cub. The kit price for the Cuby I was US$11,350, including the propeller and 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277 engine. [1] The Cuby II features a 38 in (97 cm) wide cabin and a large baggage compartment behind the side-by-side seats.