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A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft, such as an airplane, which is capable of flight using aerodynamic lift. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft (in which a rotor mounted on a spinning shaft generates lift), and ornithopters (in which the wings oscillate to generate lift).
The aircraft weighs 313 lb (142 kg) empty and can carry a pilot and baggage totaling 250 lb (113 kg). It can accommodate a pilot of up to 6.5 ft (1.98 m) in height. A ballistic parachute comes equipped with the aircraft for use by the aviator in emergency situations. [1] [6] [10] The aircraft is not a tiltwing or tiltrotor design. Instead, the ...
This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability. For more detail on subtypes of VTOL, see List of tiltrotor aircraft
79 aircraft (maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) Of these, 4 are deployed and the remaining 75 are on order. [4] UH-1N Iroquois: United States utility 63 63 UH-1N total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 64 UH-1N operational (WAF 2025). [2] V-22 Osprey: United States CSAR CV-22B: 52
The aircraft is made from carbon fibre and has a predicted empty weight of 280 kg (617 lb). Its 10.2 m (33.5 ft) span wing has an area of 11.165 m 2 (120.18 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant. [1] [2] Production started in 2011, with the first customer deliveries in 2012.
The market for light fixed-wing attack jets had declined in the 1980s as richer countries opted for more capable aircraft and poorer countries pursued turboprops and attack helicopters. It is uncertain if the Scorpion will be cheaper or outperform turboprops or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in terms of range, endurance, low-altitude ...
It remains a civilian-flown warbird aircraft, and there are examples in aviation museums. It was the first all-metal fixed-wing aircraft ordered for and by the United States Army following the Army Air Forces' separation from it in 1947. The Bird Dog had a lengthy career in the U.S. military as well as in other countries, with over 3400 produced.
Slingsby-built RF-6B/120 certified on 1 October 1981, O-235 118hp engine, wooden construction, 2 blade fixed prop, fuel in firewall tank, single piece canopy, ten built T67M Firefly First flown on 5 December 1982 and certified on 2 August 1983, the T67M was developed from the T67A as a glass-reinforced plastic aircraft for a role as a military ...