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Most fall into one of two categories, aircraft used for training and by flight demonstration teams, which are often standard trainers or fighters, and aircraft especially designed for aerobatics, usually at the expense of other attributes, such as stability, carrying passengers or endurance. [1] Dates are of first flight.
The Game Composites GB1 GameBird is a British single-engine, two-seat, aerobatic aircraft that was designed by Philipp Steinbach and the first prototype was built by Game Composites. Steinbach is a German aircraft designer, but not an aeronautical engineer , so he enlisted the aid of two engineers, Jing Dai and Robert Finney, to complete the ...
The aircraft is supplied by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty of Corona, California in the form of plans and a materials kit for amateur construction. [ 1 ] The DR-107 was designed as a low-cost one design aircraft for competition and sport basic to advanced aerobatics, including International Aerobatic Club Class One competitions.
The Stephens Akro is a single engine monoplane designed in the United States for aerobatic competitions. It first flew in 1967 and proved very successful, leading to several developments of which one won seven US Championships and one World Championship between 1975 and 1982.
The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 260 to 400 hp (194 to 298 kW) and standard engines used include the 280 hp (209 kW) Lycoming IO-540 four-stroke powerplant. The 2XS has a roll rate of 330 degrees/second. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 2000 hours. [1] [2]
Certified versions of the Pitts are now produced by Aviat Aircraft in Afton, Wyoming.It is available as the S-1 single-seater with an up to 200 hp (150 kW) flat-4 Lycoming engine and a 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) wingspan, or as the S-2 two-seater variant featuring a 260 hp (194 kW) flat-6 Lycoming and a 20 ft (6.1 m) wingspan.
The Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang MM-1 is a single-seat aerobatic sports airplane developed and marketed in the United States for homebuilding. [1] [2] It is also known as the Long Midget. It was the predecessor to the Mustang II which is also known as the Bushby Mustang. Rights to both the Midget Mustang and the Mustang II were sold to ...
The aircraft is made from graphite and fiberglass composites. Its 20.00 ft (6.1 m) span wing has a wing area of 75.00 sq ft (6.968 m 2) and has no flaps. The acceptable power range is 100 to 210 hp (75 to 157 kW) and the standard engine used is the 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 powerplant which gives it a cruise speed of 220 mph (350 km/h). A ...