King Kong “Little” Cub
I used to have a buddy in the drag-racing business who claimed that given enough horsepower, you could push a Peterbilt through the Mach in a quarter mile. Read More “King Kong “Little” Cub”
I used to have a buddy in the drag-racing business who claimed that given enough horsepower, you could push a Peterbilt through the Mach in a quarter mile. Read More “King Kong “Little” Cub”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,400. Empty wt. 720. Fuel capacity 12-26. Wingspan 35’2″. Length 22’4″. Engine 65- to 125-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 102. Cruise … Read More “WAG-AER0 “CUBy””
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The last time we visited with John and Martha King, they were flying the new Cessna Skycatcher for a series of light-sport instructional DVDs. Recently, we caught up with them in something on the other end of the speed spectrumâtheir Dassault Falcon 10 jet. Read More “From The Editor: Contrails & Cubs, Gear & Gators”
When Cessna introduced the P210 back in 1978, I was one of those idiots who predicted they’d have a hard time selling âany single-engine piston airplane with a base price over $100,000.â Read More “Piper Matrix: The Second-Year Test”
2010 Piper Matrix Price: $819,000; $869,000 (with Garmin G1000) Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-E2A Horsepower: 350 Propeller: 3-blade Hartzell Max ramp weight (lbs.): 4358 Max takeoff weight … Read More “2010 Piper Matrix”
This January, Piper Aircraft CEO and President Kevin J. Gould stood before a crowd of pilots and media, smiled broadly and said, âIn what may be the worst-kept secret in aviation, Piper Aircraft is entering what is undeniably one of the most exciting market segments in general aviation.â Read More “PiperSport: Piper‘s Big Play”
PiperSport Base price: $119,900 Engine make/model: Rotax 912 Horsepower: 100@SL Baggage capacity (lbs.) 120 Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 1320 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 600 Wing … Read More “PiperSport”
Some things in life make sense. Others do not. For instance, flying a 65 hp, 75 mph cruise J-3 Cub 650 miles from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania does not, by most definitions, make sense. Read More “Cross-Country Cubbing”
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