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The Aircraft Bluebook Price Digest is a quarterly print publication by Informa (also available on CD-ROM) that was established in the 1950s. It identifies and prices more than 3,000 used general aviation aircraft and helicopter make and model-years available in the United States. Prices reflect historical data and cannot, therefore, take into ...
[2] [3] AOPA exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots and to promote the economy, safety, utility, and popularity of flight in general aviation aircraft. [ 4 ] With 384,915 members in 2012, AOPA is the largest aviation association in the world, although it had decreased in membership from 414,224 in 2010, a ...
Data from Plane and Pilot. General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 4 passengers Wing area: 135 sq ft (12.5 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 63(2)-215 Empty weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg) Gross weight: 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) Fuel capacity: 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 horizontally opposed piston, 180 hp (130 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 161 kn (185 mph, 298 km/h) Cruise ...
One, sold by the current owner of the Sedan design, replaces many of the components ahead of the firewall with updated versions, including a Lycoming O-360-A1A engine of 180 horsepower (130 kW), a constant speed propeller, a new engine mount, and a fiberglass cowling. A second modification from the design holder allows the removal of the oil ...
Richard Gibson McSpadden (1960 – October 1, 2023) [1] was an American educator and pilot. He became the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) senior vice-president in 2020, having previously been its executive director from 2017.
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) tested the Sling 4 in 2016, citing a completed base price of US$123,417, rising to $192,000 with most options. [4] The UK Light Aircraft Association has limited the airframe structural fatigue life to 500 hours for aircraft in that country. They have also only approved operation for day ...
The aircraft features a V-strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit accessed via doors, fixed aluminium sprung conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1] [2] The aircraft is made from welded CNC-milled 4130 steel tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric.
The Renegade is a lengthened and more powerful version of the Lake Buccaneer.They share the Buccaneer's type certificate, and Buccaneer production was terminated. [2] In turn, it gave rise to a number of variants, including the militarised LA-250 Seawolf, the turbocharged LA-270 Turbo Renegade, and the LA-270 Seafury optimised for marine environments.