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Houston Wing was founded in June 1978 as the West Houston Squadron (then under the West Texas Wing) of the Commemorative Air Force [1] It is a United States historical air display organization and public history education focused on vintage aircraft of military aviation mainly of World War II time period. It also has a sizable museum with 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 ...
They are commonly used in the fuselage, wing, and supporting structure of aircraft because they are resistant to corrosion and have a good strength to weight ratio. [17] Aluminum that is used in aircraft is commonly mixed with copper, lithium, magnesium, manganese, silicon, silver, and zinc to form alloys. [2]
The Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada was an aircraft manufacturer during the period of 1920 to 1950, which served as a subsidiary of the Fairchild company of the United States. The Fairchild Engine Company was formed with the purchase of the Caminez Engine Company in 1925. [ 1 ]
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]
Texas Classic: Slogan: The Lone Star State: Size: 12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm: Material: Aluminum: Serial format: ABC-1234: Introduced: July 2012 () Availability; Issued by: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles: Manufactured by: Wynne Unit, Huntsville, Texas: History; First issued: July 1, 1917 () (pre-state plates from 1907 through June 30, 1917)
Data from Purdy, Cliche & InterPlane General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) Wingspan: 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m) Wing area: 163.6 sq ft (15.20 m 2) Empty weight: 490 lb (222 kg) Gross weight: 1,000 lb (454 kg) Fuel capacity: 10 US gallons (38 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder two-stroke aircraft engine, 64 hp (48 kW) Performance Maximum ...
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]