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Data from Aviat website General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) Wing area: 183 sq ft (17.0 m 2) Empty weight: 1,275 lb (578 kg) on wheels Gross weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg) on wheels and floats Fuel capacity: 50 US gallons (190 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360-A1P four cylinder, four stroke piston aircraft engine ...
The tundra-style tire has been independently invented at different times and places. In North America its post-World War II invention is credited to Canadian Welland Phipps, [1] potentially inspired by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's pre-World War II development of their own, similar low-pressure "airwheel" as a complete wheel-rim and tire set — said to be of the "Musselman" type from U ...
A map shows the route (in green) taken by an Aviat Aircraft Husky A-1C-180 that crashed in Lakewood on May 9, 2023. The plane crashed adjacent to a home in the 11200 block of Greystone Drive SW ...
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.
[4] [5] The company then designed and manufactured the Christen Husky A-1 utility aircraft. In 1990, the company was the subject of a lawsuit claiming that the design of their aircraft was responsible for the death of a pilot. [6] Christen Industries was, in turn, bought by Aviat Aircraft, Inc. in 1991, who continued both product lines. [7] [8]
First flight. 14 June 1946. The Fairchild F-11 Husky was a Canadian bush plane designed and manufactured in the post- Second World War era. Despite a promising design, a lack of a suitable powerplant hurt performance, and stiff competition from the de Havilland Beaver and de Havilland Otter designs meant the type never gained a solid foothold ...
Aviat Aircraft Cessna 152. The company was founded in 1991 based on the history of the Call Aircraft Company and the product lines of the Pitts and Christen companies. [2][3] In 1995, the company was purchased by Stuart Horn and renamed Aviat Aircraft Incorporated. [4][5] In 1999, Aviat purchased the rights to the Globe Swift with the intent on ...
The AVGP (Armoured Vehicle General Purpose), later known as the LAV I, [4] is a series of three amphibious armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in the 1970s. The vehicles, named Grizzly, Cougar and Husky respectively, were based on the six-wheeled version of the Swiss Mowag Piranha I, and became the first generation Light ...