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The Sonerai II was designed to be soloed from the rear seat. The aircraft is built around a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage and tail, [1] with all-aluminum wings [1] and a fiberglass cowl. The plans cost $50 and $57 in 1974. [9] Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company held the rights to the Sonerai series of aircraft until 2015.
Aircraft must have a minimum wing area of 66 square feet (6.1 m 2), and an empty weight of 500 pounds or more. The aircraft must also have fixed landing gear, and a fixed pitch propeller. Racers compete in a 3.19-mile (5.13 km) Oval course. [3] Several aircraft were capable of meeting the specifications for Formula One at its creation.
The Williams W-17 Stinger is an American homebuilt racing aircraft that was designed for Formula One Air Racing by Art Williams and produced by his company, Williams Aircraft Design of Northridge, California, introduced in 1971. The aircraft was at one time available in the form of plans for amateur construction, but only one was ever constructed.
The aircraft is stressed to +/-8 g [1] [2] [3] The SR-1 Snoshoo has a typical empty weight of 530 lb (240 kg) and a gross weight of 760 lb (340 kg), giving a useful load of 230 lb (100 kg). With full fuel of 6 U.S. gallons (23 L; 5.0 imp gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 200 lb (91 kg).
The Cassutt Special is a single-seat sport and racing aircraft designed in the United States in 1951 for Formula One air races. Designed by ex-TWA captain Tom Cassutt, it is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The fuselage and tail are of fabric-covered steel tube construction, and the wings are built from ...
The shoestring differed in approach to the 66 sq ft wing limitation, choosing a longer high aspect ratio tapered wing compared to the stubby wings of others. [1] The original aircraft (registered N16V ) was extensively rebuilt in 1965 and 1974, and by that time had won fourteen first places, three second places and four third places.
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Control Tower during the 2016 National Championship Air Races Pylon Racing Seminar Static aircraft on display at the 2014 Reno Air Races. Beginning in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races among extremely high performance aircraft on closed ovoid courses which range between about 3 miles (4.8 km) (Biplanes and Formula One) and about 8 miles (13 km) (Jet, Unlimited ...