The prototype was built from a salvaged PA-22.
Top speed: 135 mph
Cruise: 120 mph
Stall: 48 mph
Range: 600 nm
Rate of climb: 1700 fpm
Takeoff dist: 500 ft
Landing dist: 500 ft
Service ceiling: 18,000 ft
Engine: Ford V-6, 230 hp
HP range: 230-300 hp
Fuel capacity: 36 USG
Empty weight: 1250 lb
Gross weight: 2200 lb
Height: 7.2 ft
Length: 22.3 ft
Wing span: 32 ft
Wing area: 168 sq.ft
Seats: 4
Undercarriage: tailwheel
The Blanton Sport Racer N87SR first flew on 23 April 1988.
Top speed: 200 mph
Cruise: 175 mph
Stall: 62 mph
Range: 525 nm
Rate of climb: 900 fpm
Takeoff dist: 1600 ft
Landing dist: 1800 ft
Service ceiling: 18,000 ft
Engine: Ford Javelin , 230 hp
HP range: 150-260 hp
Fuel capacity: 30 USG
Empty weight: 1175 lb
Gross weight: 1825 lb
Height: 5.7 ft
Length: 21 ft
Wing span: 22 ft
Wing area: 81 sq.ft
Seats: 2
The Jethro. D. Blaney monoplane was a design with a high, frail-looking, cantilever wing attached to a pylon above the box-like undercarriage and engine. The Kirkham engine drove a chain-driven prop that was mounted midway between the undercarriage and engine, which gave it a low center of gravity. It was designed by Blaney with the mechanical engineering done by Chance Vought, who thought it was “two years behind the times.” It was tested at Cicero Flying Field in July 1911, but never left the ground. After it was given a few more failed trial runs, like a number of other unsuccessful experimental aeroplanes at Cicero Field, the Blaney Monoplane remained there and was later abandoned.
In 1906, Blanc and Barlatier conceived, without success, the first single-seater monoplane with wings inspired by the bat. The kite was pulled by two propellers driven by a central engine of 14 hp Buchet.
Designed and built by Barlatier and Blanc in 1907-8, only one was built, tested at the camp Le Rouet near Marseille, France.
Engine: 1 REP, 30 hp
Span: 46′ / 14.00 m
Length: 31’2″ / 9.50 m
Wing area: 45.00 sq.m
Weight: 530 lb / 240 kg
The circa 1913 Blanc monoplane was designed and built by Maurice Blanc in France.
Span: 32’10”
Length: 26’3″
Weight: 772 lbs
Speed: 74 mph
The Blackshape Prime started as the Millennium Master, but the design was later acquired and further developed by Blackshape. The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from pre-preg carbon fibre. Its 7.94 m (26.0 ft) span wing has an area of 9.96 sq.m (107.2 sq ft) and double slotted flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, driving a two bladed constant speed propeller, which gives it a maximum level speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) and a cruise speed of 275 km/h (171 mph). The 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 was also available as an option.
The aircraft first flew in 2007 and was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. It is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft by Blackshape srl, the company founded in Monopoli by Luciano Belviso and Angelo Petrosillo.
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS, 75 kW (101 hp)
Propeller: 2-bladed MT-Propeller MTV-33-1-A constant speed
Wingspan: 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 9.51 m2 (102.4 sq ft)
Length: 7.18 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in)
Empty weight: 296.5 kg (654 lb)
Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
Fuel capacity: 66 litres (15 imp gal; 17 US gal)
Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
Cruise speed: 275 km/h (171 mph, 148 kn)
Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn) flaps down
Never exceed speed: 305 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
Wing loading: 49.68 kg/m2 (10.18 lb/sq ft)
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Engine: Rotax 115 HP 914 ULS3
Prop: 2-Blade, Variable Pitch, HYD, MTV-33-1-A/175-200
The Blackshape Gabriel trainer aircraft was developed by Italian aircraft maker Blackshape to serve both military and civil pilot training.
The Bk160 Gabriel aircraft base model was launched at the AERO Friedrichshafen trade show held in April 2017, while its upgraded version, designated Gabriel Turboprop (Gabriel-TP), was launched at the Singapore Airshow 2020.
The Gabriel trainer aircraft received design organisation approval and the type certificate in CS-VLA (Very Light Aeroplanes) category from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Powered by a turboprop engine, the upgraded trainer variant is intended primarily for military pilot training.
Blackshape plans to cooperate with aircraft manufacturers in South East Asian countries including Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, and Malaysia to provide either knock-down kits or full technology transfer for local production of the Gabriel trainer.
Blackshape Bk100-Prime ultralight aircraft serves as the basis for the Gabriel trainer aircraft as well as for ISR and optionally-piloted aircraft versions. A total of 58 Blackshape Prime aircraft were operational in 18 countries, while its special configurations were in service with military operators.
The Gabriel trainer aircraft features aerodynamic fixed-wing design with its design optimised to reduce maintenance and direct operating costs.
Carbon fibre is used in the construction of the aircraft and the fuselage is equipped with low-wing configuration with a wing area of 10.31m² and a wing span of 9m.
The overall height of the trainer is 2.45m, while the overall length is 7.45m. The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 850kg, a useful load of 220kg with the capacity to carry 33kg of baggage on-board.
The aircraft is outfitted with an electrical systems with military-grade wiring, temperatures and fuel capacity sensors, anti-blast fuel tanks, and five-point certified safety seat belts. It is also fitted with a ballistic parachute.
The on-board differential braking system is used to steer the aircraft, while the landing gear is electrically actuated.
Gabriel trainer aircraft is equipped with glass cockpit with dual flight controls. It accommodates two pilots in tandem configuration.
The Gabriel can be armed with external payloads, allowing for the training of pilots on light-strike or counter-insurgency (COIN) operations.
The Blackshape Gabriel trainer aircraft is powered by a Lycoming IO-320-D1B engine of 160hp power at 2,700rpm. The engine has a compression ratio of 8.50:1 and drives Hartzell Raptor Series composite propellers in tractor configuration.
The power-plant offers a maximum speed of 164k at sea level and can reach altitudes of 15,000ft. The maximum rate of climb is 1,550fpm, while the maximum endurance is 192 minutes. The trainer requires a take-off distance of 250m and the landing ground roll of 190m.
The load factor of the aircraft is +4.4/-2g. Equipped with Roll Royce turboprop engine, the Gabriel-TP variant can attain a true airspeed of 200k at sea level.
The Blackhawk Aircraft partners Slower and Rheinhardt second model, the Model M, serial 2, featured wooden wings, tubular steel fuselage and tail, with a 60 hp Anzani engine.
The first flight was on 3 August 1933.
Stored in a garage, the Model M was re-discovered by Elden Langley of Norfolk, Massachusetts. Langley restored to one-of-a-kind which flew again on 13 June 1964. Unable to locate a workable Anzani a Franklin 90 hp was installed. The cost of acquiring and rebuilding, including the replacement engine, was $2000.
Engine: Franklin 90 hp
Span: 30 ft
Airfoil: USA 35A mod
Wing chord: 65 in
Length: 17 ft
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Empty weight: 840 lb
Gross weight: 1200 lb
Top speed: 70 mph
Cruise: 65 mph
Landing speed: 30 mph
Endurance: 3 hr 30 min
TO to 50 ft: 1000 ft
In 1921, one Martinsyde Semiquaver fuselage was fitted with the later Alula experimental wing.
A 1936 twin-engine twelve passenger low wing monoplane airliner, built but never flown.
