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Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90 General characteristics Crew: one Length: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) Wingspan: 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) Height: 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Wing area: 129 sq ft (12.0 m 2) Empty weight: 350 lb (159 kg) Max takeoff weight: 600 lb (272 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 377 piston aircraft engine, 32 hp (24 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 80 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn) Cruise speed ...
The Meckler-Allen airplane was an early biplane built by Allen Canton [1] and John J. Meckler in 1912, [2] for an attempt to make a transatlantic flight. At the time of its first flight it was the largest airplane in the world.
The Replica Plans SE.5a is a Canadian designed biplane for amateur construction from Replica Plans. Designed as a 7/8 size (87.5%) replica of the first world war Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5 . The prototype first flew in 1970 and is built of wood and fabric and can use engines from 65 to 125 hp. Estimated construction time is 2500 hours. [ 1 ]
While that book is now out of print, a 50th anniversary edition was later published including maps, weather charts and photos. [8] Three-Eight Charlie is a reference to the call sign , N1538C, of the Cessna 180 Skywagon Mock used to fly around the world. [ 3 ]
A pusher configuration unequal-span biplane like the earlier Farman MF.7, the MF.11 differed in lacking the forward-mounted elevator, the replacement of the biplane horizontal tail surfaces with a single surface with a pair of rudders mounted above it, and the mounting of the nacelle containing crew and engine in the gap between the two wings.
In December 2019, The New York Times featured Coleman in their Overlooked (obituary feature): "Bessie Coleman, Pioneering African-American Aviatrix" [13] In 2021, when Juneteenth became a federal holiday, a flyover was held in Colorado to honor both her and the new holiday. [52]
The Z-21 is a single-seat, open cockpit 1920s-style biplane with fixed conventional landing gear with spoked wheels and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1] [2]The aircraft is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric.
The Bristol Babe [1] [2] was the creation of Frank Barnwell, a flying enthusiast as well as Bristol's chief designer.It was aimed at the private owner flyer and was a small single-engined single-seat biplane with unswept staggered single-bay wings of unequal span.