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V speeds. A single-engined Cessna 150L's airspeed indicator indicating its V-speeds in knots. In aviation, V-speeds are standard terms used to define airspeeds important or useful to the operation of all aircraft. [1] These speeds are derived from data obtained by aircraft designers and manufacturers during flight testing for aircraft type ...
Freedom Lite Skywatch SS-11 Advanced Ultra-light Aeroplane at Alexandria, Ontario. The Spectrum Beaver is a family of single- and two-place, pusher configuration, high-wing ultralight aircraft that were designed by Larry Croome and first introduced by Spectrum Aircraft of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, in 1983.
Sprectrum's first product was the RX-28 Beaver, a single-seat, high wing ultralight aircraft powered by a 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277 single cylinder, two stroke powerplant. It was introduced in 1983 and gained quick popularity in Canada and the USA. The following year the RX-28 was joined in production by the RX-35, which used the 35 hp (26 kW ...
Star-Lite Aircraft Star Lite. 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.
Fisher Flying Products is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that produces kits for a wide line of light aircraft. The company's kits all feature wooden construction with aircraft fabric covering. Many of the designs are reproductions of classic aircraft, such as the company's 80% Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth that is based upon the de Havilland Tiger Moth.
An ultralight trike or paratrike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. [1] These aircraft have a fabric flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fuselage pod driven by a pusher propeller. The pod accommodates either a solo pilot, or a pilot and a single passenger.
The U.S. and its allies warn China wants to recruit current and ex Western military pilots to help train Beijing’s air force and counter NATO tactics.
List of aircraft type designators. An aircraft type designator is a two-, three- or four-character alphanumeric code designating every aircraft type (and some sub-types) that may appear in flight planning. These codes are defined by both the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).