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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 ...
The Bede BD-4 is an American light aircraft, designed by Jim Bede for homebuilding and available since 1968. It was one of the first homebuilt aircraft to be offered in kit form. [ 1 ] It remains one of the world's most popular homebuilts with thousands of plans sold and hundreds of examples completed to date.
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 1951–52 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Wing area: 200 sq ft (18.6 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 4412 Empty weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg) Gross weight: 2,050 lb (930 kg) Fuel capacity: 40 US gal (33 imp gal; 150 L) Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-145 six ...
Data from The Complete Guide to the Single-Engine Cessnas, AOPA Pilot, and Aircraft Specification No. A-768. General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) Wingspan: 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m) Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Wing area: 159.3 sq ft (14.80 m 2) Empty weight: 890 lb (404 kg) Gross weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg) Fuel capacity: 25 US gallons (95 liters), of ...
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 ...
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.