The Francis-Angell Special ‘The Whistler’ was flown in the 1947 Goodyear races by Bill Taylor, Wichita, Kansas.
Francis-Angell Special / The Whistler
1 engine
Franchini & Moncher 1910 biplane
This twin-propeller pusher was built by Guido Moncher and his mechanic Nino Franchini in Italy. The latter made some short flights in it at Milan in January 1910.
France Aerolights Mach 20
The Mach 0.1 and its two seat stablemate, Mach 20, are made in Libourne near Bordeaux. An all enclosed, composite contruction cockpit and 50 hp.
France Aerolights Mach 0.1
The Mach 0.1 and its two seat stablemate, Mach 20, were made in Libourne near Bordeaux. An all enclosed, composite contruction cockpit and 50 hp. The Mach 0.1’s structure is a rigid, welded frame made from aircraft grade aluminium. This structure is mated to a rigid strut braced wing with AU4G grade spars and pressed steel ribs. This three axis machine has conventional controls with full span ailerons, which can be angled negatively (10deg and 15deg) to act as flaps, giving slow take off and landing speeds.
Frakes Turbo Cat
A Grumman Ag-Cat conversion.
Engines: P&WAC PT6A-34, 750 hp.
Seats: 1.
Wing loading: 18.52 lb/sq.ft.
Pwr loading: 8.1 lb/hp.
Max TO wt: 6075 lb.
Empty wt: 2807 lb.
Equipped useful load: 3231 lb.
Payload max fuel: 2751 lb.
Hopper cap: 300 USG.
75% cruise: 113 kt.
Working speed: 96 kt.
Working endurance: 2.5 hr.
Stall: 51 kt.
ROC: 2000 fpm.
Min field length: 900 ft.
Fuel cap: 276/480 lb.
Frabjous BiSkiLi
The one and only model of the Frabjous Corporation’s BiSkiLi.
FPAC Monocoque II
FPAC / Fundació Parc Aeronàutic de Catalunya
Foxcon Terrier
Australian designed and built, this is a microlight that will travel at 100 kts and stalls at 27kts using around 15ltr an hour. Equipped with electric trim, flaps, wing lights, and strobe light, the doors and fuel caps ae lockable.
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Engine: Subaru EA81, 130 hp
Wing Span: 8.70m
Airfoil Section: Chris Mark 4
Length: 6.10m
Height: 2.30m
Gross Weight: 600 kg
Empty Weight: 340 kg
Fuel Capacity: 88 Litres
Baggage: 30 kg
Top Speed: 120 Kts
Cruise Speed: 100 Kts
Stall Speed: 38 Kts
VNE: 130 Kts
Rate of Climb: 1500 ft/min
Endurance: 6 hrs
Glide Ratio (engine idle): 12:1
Fuel Consumption: 15 ltr/hr
Take Off Distance: 100 m
Landing Distance: 100 m
Design Loads: +6G – 4G
Landing Gear Track: 2.12m
Seats: 2
Fowler-Gage
Four or five 1912 Fowler-Gage were built for exhibition pilots Robert Fowler (aka Fowler-Gage with 80hp Hall-Scott A-3, occasionally on floats), Roy Francis, Phil Parmalee, and J Clifford Turpin.
The design was carried forward to the twin-prop Patterson-Francis.
The Fowler-Gage was donated to Smithsonian in 1950 and restored for display by NASM in 1988.
Engine: 60-80hp Hall-Scott A-2/-3
Wingspan: (upper) 41’0″ to 42’8″
Wingspan: (lower) 30’0″
Speed: 60 mph
Seats: 1
Fournier 1910 monoplane
The 1910 Fournier monoplane was designed and built by Heraclio Alfaro Fournier in Spain.
