Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp
HP range: 52-100
Height: 5 ft
Length: 10 ft
Wing area: 554 sq.ft
Fuel capacity: 5 USG
Empty weight: 328 lb
Gross weight: 700 lb
Cruise: 28 mph
Rate of climb: 800 fpm
Takeoff dist: 100 ft
Landing dist: 40 ft
Service ceiling:8000 ft
Seats: 1-2
1998: 5521 Chemin de L’Aeroport, Valcourt, QB J0E 2LO Canada.
Trike builder
Designed and manufactured by AeroDreams LLC, the FAR Pt 103 CAVU first flew in 1997.
Engine: Zenoah G-25, 22 hp
HP range: 20-30
Empty weight: 220 lb
Gross weight: 520 lb
Cruise: 52 mph
Stall: 27 mph
Rate of climb: 500 fpm
Seats: 1
Landing gear: nosewheel
A remake of Klaus Hill’s design of the 1970’s primary glider. Designed by Klaus Hill and Larry Hall. An ultalight sailplane, the Super Floater is designed to accommodate a ballistic recovery emergency parachute and comply with U.S. FAA part 103 rules. It has full span ailerons which, as an option, can be configured as flaperons.
Price (1998) US$9995
US Aviation SuperFloater Article
The Super Floater was produced by US Aviation initially and later by Wind Walker Aircraft Co.
Span: 11.6m / 38ft
Area: 15.5 sq.m / 168sq.ft
Height: 5 ft
Length: 20 ft
Empty Weight: 81kg / 179lb
Payload: 100kg / 221lb
Gross Weight: 182kg / 400lb
Wing Load: 11.74kg/sq.m 2.38lb/sq.ft
L/DMax: 15 56 kph / 30 kt / 35 mph
Speed max: 60 mph
Cruise: 55 mph
Stall: 23 mph
MinSink: 0.9 m/s / 3.0 fps / 1.78 kt
Water Ballast: 0
Aspect ratio: 8.4
L/D: 15-1
Seats: 1
Landing gear: single main wheel
The Cumulus has a foldable cantilever wing in riveted sheet dural, dacron covered, and a welded steel spaceframe fuselage and a composite cockpit.
In 1998 the Cumulus returned to the market after and inflight failure of the spar involving the designer.
An Ultralight / Microlight Motorglider Construction is steel and fabric, first flown in 1995. Was available as a kit manufactured by AeroDreams, for $9995. 2009 Price: 7995 US$ airframe only.
Engine: Rotax 277, 28 hp
HP range: 28-35
Height: 4.5 ft
Length: 20.5 ft
Wing span: 43 ft
Wing area: 141 sq.ft
Fuel cap: 5 USG
Weight empty: 320 lbs
Gross: 560 lbs
Speed max: 90 mph
Cruise: 82 mph
Range: 275 sm
Stall: 27 mph
ROC: 600 fpm
Take-off dist: 120 ft
Landing dist: 170 ft
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft
Seats: 1
Landing gear: tail wheel
Glide: 20:1@ 43 mph
Sink: 195 fpm @ 30 mph
Fuel: 1 USG/h.
Engine: Rotax 447, 28 hp
HP range: 28-40
Height: 4.5 ft
Length: 20.5 ft
Wing span: 43 ft
Wing area: 140 sq.ft
Fuel capacity: 5 USG
Empty weight: 163 kg / 360 lbs
Gross weight: 290 kg / 640 lb
Top speed: 90 mph
Cruise: 56 kt / 65 mph / 105 kmh
Stall: 29 mph
VNE: 78 kt / 90 mph / 145 kmh
Aspect ratio: 13-1 sm
L/D: 20-1 fpm
Landing dist: 250 ft
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft
Seats: 1
Landing gear: tailwheel
ROC: 800 ft/min / 4 m/s
Range: 275 sm
Glide Ratio: 20.1
Take-off distance: 170 ft / 52 m
LSA: yes
Engine: Rotax 447, 42 hp
Wing span: 13.1 m
Wing area: 12.7 sq.m
MAUW: 291 kg
Empty weight: 164 kg
Fuel capacity: 19 lt
Max speed: 144 kph
Cruise speed: 97 kph
Minimum speed: 55 kph
Climb rate: 5 m/s
Seats: 1
Fuel consumption: 6 lt/hr
Kit price (1998): $7995
U.S. Army Airship Service C-6 motorized observation balloon at Scott Field, late 1930s. The suspended engine-equipped crew car, not the entire balloon, was made by St. Louis Aircraft
As Congress refused to authorize expenditures for Army airships but did allow funding of observation balloons the army resurrected the “Motorized Observation Balloon” concept abandoned a decade before. The “Motorized Observation Balloon” continued in use for several more years. There were even new ‘pony blimps’ constructed. These were the five C-6, seven C-8 and four C-9 class airships. Two of the TE-3 class were re-designated C-7s. The last US Army airships were the two C-7s which were turned over to the USN in 1943.
Following World War II, the War Assets Administration put up for sale sixteen Motorized Observation Balloons of the C-6, 8 & 9 classes. One was briefly operated by the Douglas Leigh Sky Advertising Company between 1948 and 1950, the C-6-36-11 made its last flight on 14 June 1950.
Circa 1998
H 1300
Cycle: 2 stroke
No cylinders: 3 inline
Bore: 85 mm
Stroke: 77 mm
Displacement: 1300 cc
Cooling: Liquid
Ignition: DCDI
Reduction: none
Max pwr: 138 hp at 5500 rpm
Fuel consumption: 30 G/hp/hr
1998:
1905 W Jesse James Rd
MS 64024 Excelsior Springs
USA
Engine builder
The U S Airplane Co 1929 C-1 and C-2 were the same as the three seat, open cockpit U S Flyer, but powered by a 100hp Hisso engine.
Two were built, registered N3502 c/n 12 and N880H c/n 13.
Built by the U S Airplane Co in 1928, the U S Flyer prototype NX6605 c/n11 was designed by L B Coombs and priced at $2,250-6,500. Originally powered by a 110 hp Anzani engine, the only one built was later powered with 90hp Curtiss OX-5 and Wright Whirlwind.
Engine: 110hp Anzani
Wingspan: 33’0″
Length: 24’0″
Useful load: 400 lb
Max speed: 100 mph
Cruise speed: 88 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 425 mi
Seats: 3
