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FORECASTS: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Kaliningrad, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
In 1981, I had the the idea to add a fixed-wing licence to my helicopter permit. I took just 5 hours of flying lessons at Jandakot Airport in Western Australia.
Coming from a helicopter background, I soon realized that fixed-wing flying just can’t compete - sorry to all you fixed-wingers.
General characteristics (Source, Wikipedia)
* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 2
* Length: 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in)
* Wingspan: 10.36 m (34 ft 0 in)
* Height: 2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)
* Wing area: 11.6 m² (125 ft²)
* Empty weight: 512 kg (1,128 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 757 kg (1,670 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Avco Lycoming O-235-L2A
Performance
* Maximum speed: 202 km/h (110 knots, 126 mph)
* Range: 542 miles (471 nm, 867 km)
* Service ceiling: 4000 m (13000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 219 m/min (718 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 65.38 kg/m² (13.39 lb/ft²)