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N 1] The Hall Aluminum Aircraft Company submitted the only seaplane design; [3] a single prototype was ordered by the Navy for evaluation on June 30, 1934. Given the designation XPTBH-1, [5] it became the only aircraft to receive three mission-type letters under the U.S. Navy's designation system used between 1922 and 1962. [6] [7] [8]
Wing area: 170 sq ft (16 m 2) Airfoil: Custom Harry Riblett airfoil; Empty weight: 720 lb (327 kg) Gross weight: 1,320 lb (599 kg) Fuel capacity: 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-75 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 hp (56 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed aluminium; Performance
For shared aircraft that are part of a large management company fleet, owners have access to the full fleet of planes and may upgrade or downgrade for specific flights. [1] Ownership contracts are typically for five years. At the end of the contract, the owner can sell their share either back to the company or to another owner waiting for a ...
It is made from 7075-T6 aluminum tubing, with the control bar and kingpost made from 6061-T6 aluminum. The single-surface wing is covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 39.0 ft (11.9 m) span wing is cable braced from a single kingpost. The nose angle is 115°, wing area is 330 sq ft (30.7 m 2) and the aspect ratio is 5:1. Pilot hook-in weight range ...
The Aero Designs Pulsar is an American two-seat, low wing, ultralight and homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Mark Brown and first produced by Aero Designs of San Antonio, Texas, introduced in 1985. When it was available the Pulsar was supplied as a ready-to-fly aircraft and as a kitplane for amateur construction. [1] [2]
The XFH was designed in 1927 by Charles Hall. It was a single-bay biplane with N-struts for the fabric-covered wings. Its fuselage was made of steel tubing covered with a watertight aluminum skin, enabling it to float if ditched in the ocean. Also for ditching on water or on land, the landing gear could be jettisoned.
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A rendering of the JetZero blended wing body aircraft prototype for the US Air Force. JetZero is a startup company in the aviation industry founded in Long Beach, California, in 2021. [1] It focuses on blended wing body aircraft. [2] [3] The U.S. Air Force, NASA, and a small group of private investors supplied the initial funding. [4]