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Aviation History
1982
1982 - 0576.PDF
Single seat, single engine THESE are among the top competi- tion-aerobatic aeroplanes. Mudry's Cap 21 monoplane is a refinement of the Cap 20, developed from the two- seat Cap 10. It includes an additional 3-3 Imp gal/151it gravity fuel tank for inverted flying. The ubiquitous Pitts biplane continues as the world's most popular acrobatic mount. Each Pitts model (see also single- engine-up-to-200 h.p. table) is avail able in three standards of kit. These range from basic do-it-yourself ver sion (S-1T: $16,700, S-2A/S: $20,880) to wings-supplied-ready - for - covering ($22,700-$26,400). Equipped versions cost 5-6 per cent above basic price. The very expensive Zlin Z.50—per haps the most technically advanced aerobatic aircraft—is excluded. It is understood to be unavailable outside Czechoslovakia. Pitts S-/T (top of page) and Robin Aiglon SINGLE-SEAT, SINGLE ENGINE Type Mudry Cap 21 Pitts S-1T S-2S Power 200 h.p. Lycoming AIO-360-B1B 200 h.p. Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E 260 h.p. Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 Span/len (ft in) 26 6/21 2 17 4/15 6 20 0/17 4 gth Weights (lb) Gross/baggage 1,400 1,150 1,500 Fuel (Imp Std/opt 19 8 17 29 gal) Cruise Range 75% (kt) (n.m.) 146 152 260 152 390 Price Fr 350,000 $49,500 $58,800 Two/four seat, single engine up to 200 h.p. TWO-SEAT trainers and the lighter four-seat touring aircraft occupy the largest section of this directory. The two-steat trainer market embraces the Rallye Galopin (an "occasional" four-seater), Cessna 152, Piper Toma hawk, and Robin Dauphin, with the Nash Petrel and Slingsby T.67A (a development of the Fournier RF6B and still at last year's £16,750) as two relative newcomers. Production of the Beech Skipper has been sus pended temporarily; the Taylorcraft Sportsman continues the tube-and- fabric age as a descendant of its pre war Auster forerunner. The Varga Kachina has tandem seats, alterna tive 150 h.p. and 180 h.p. engines, and choice of tricycle/tailwheel gear. The basic airframe of the Rallye Galopin is shared with the Galerien and the more powerful 235 h.p. Gabier. The new "new generation" Rallyes are Tampico and Tobago, which have set new standards of styling. The Arctic Tern is a high- wing, tailwheel aircraft for which floats are optional. The Beech Sierra is a retractable development of the Sundowner. The Cutlass is Cessna's retractable development of the ubiquitous 172 (most-produced light aircraft in the world), the higher-powered Hawk XP having been discontinued. John Edgley's Optica is the "bug-eyed" observation aircraft with panoramic visibility; 200-210 h.p. is likely to be available in production aircraft. A civil version of the Bravo military trainer is available. While the Fuji and Gulfstream American light air craft are out of production, some examples are still available. Lake's Buccaneer is the only am phibious aircraft in the directory; the Maule Lunar Rocket combines Stol capabilities with tailwheel rug- gedness. Mooney's 201 is fast and fuel-efficient, while Mudry's Cap 10B and the Pitts S.2A are leading aero batic trainers. The Piper Warrior contends with the Cessna 172 as a four-seater for the. first-time private owner; Archer and retractable Arrow are natural Piper progressions. Apart from the Aiglon, Robin's pro duction range concentrates on the long-established DR.400 wooden types which still embody the very efficient Jodel-type cranked wing and have excellent payload-range performance. (Quoted Aiglon range is at 65 per cent power without reserves.) New addition in this list is Thorp's T.211. 550 FLIGHT International, 6 March 1982
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