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The Aircraft Bluebook Price Digest is a quarterly print publication by Informa (also available on CD-ROM) that was established in the 1950s. It identifies and prices more than 3,000 used general aviation aircraft and helicopter make and model-years available in the United States. Prices reflect historical data and cannot, therefore, take into ...
[2] [3] AOPA exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots and to promote the economy, safety, utility, and popularity of flight in general aviation aircraft. [ 4 ] With 384,915 members in 2012, AOPA is the largest aviation association in the world, although it had decreased in membership from 414,224 in 2010, a ...
General aviation aircraft production in the U.S. -- following its 30-year peak in the late 1970s—dropped sharply over the next few years to a fraction of its original volume [12] —from approximately 18,000 units in 1978 [8] [13] [14] [15] to 4,000 units in 1986.
An aircraft flight manual (AFM) is a paper book or electronic information set containing information required to operate an aircraft of certain type or particular aircraft of that type (each AFM is tailored for a specific aircraft, though aircraft of the same type naturally have very similar AFMs). The information within an AFM is also referred ...
The Cessna 182 is an all-metal (mostly aluminum alloy) aircraft, although some parts – such as engine cowling nosebowl and wingtips – are made of fiberglass or thermoplastic material. Its wing has the same planform as the smaller Cessna 172 and the larger 205/206 series; however, some wing details, such as flap and aileron design, are the ...
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 21 ft 4 in (6.5 m) tail up Wingspan: 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tail down Wing area: 140.2 sq ft (13.03 m 2) 160 sq ft (14.87 m 2) including wing area projected through fuselage Airfoil: Bellanca B Empty weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg) Gross weight: 2,100 lb (953 kg ...
Data from Plane and Pilot:1978 Aircraft Directory and Fonden Danmarks Flymuseum. General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: three passengers (798 lb (362 kg) useful load) Length: 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m) Wingspan: 29 ft 3 in (8.92 m) Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Empty weight: 850 lb (385 kg) Gross weight: 1,650 lb (750 kg) Max takeoff weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 with ...
The procurement cost (often referred to for military aircraft as the weapons system cost) is the total price of the aircraft. A good way of looking at the difference is that the flyaway cost is the cost of making the aircraft, while the procurement cost is the cost of buying the aircraft. Procurement costs may include ancillary equipment costs ...