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Data from Ultralight News, Pilot Mix. General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one (ultralight configuration) Length: 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 5 in (8.36 m) Height: 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) varies by main landing gear wheel diameter Wing area: 123 sq ft (11.4 m 2) Empty weight: 254 lb (115 kg) Gross weight: 540 lb (245 kg) Fuel capacity: 5 US gallons (19 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax ...
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]
The first aircraft to be offered for sale as plans, rather than a completed airframe, was the Baby Ace in the late 1920s. [7] Canada's first homebuilt aircraft, Stitts SA-3A Playboy CF-RAD, first flown in 1955, seen in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Diemert Defender emergency fighter concept.
The all-metal aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 18.40 ft (5.6 m) span wing lacks flaps and has a wing area of 63.00 sq ft (5.853 m 2). The cabin width is 22 in (56 cm). The acceptable power range is 70 to 100 hp (52 to 75 kW) and the standard powerplant is the 70 hp (52 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine.
Plans remained on sale until 1986, [8] [15] after which time Bartoe continued to sell wing and rib kits to existing plan owners. [11] Plans were available for purchase again, in October 2004. [16] Pete Bartoe's personal aircraft (cn/1, N25PB) is currently on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver, Colorado.
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Wag-Aero Super Sport (front) with a Piper PA-12. CUBy Base model, powered by a recommended standard Continental C-85 engine of 85 hp (63 kW) [2] CUBy Acro Trainer Developed in 1977, the aircraft was fitted with a 135 hp (101 kW) Lycoming and clipped wings.
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