Aviation Safety Corps » Aircrafts http://www.aviationsafetycorps.com Aviation Safety Training Tue, 19 May 2009 11:12:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Aircraft http://www.aviationsafetycorps.com/aircraft.htm http://www.aviationsafetycorps.com/aircraft.htm#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:47:19 +0000 admin http://www.aviationsafetycorps.com/?p=10 Our two primary training aircraft are a Cessna 140 and PA-38 Tomahawk although we do have access to many others at our facility:

Cessna 140

Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 10 in (10.0 m)
Wing area: 167 ft² (16 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 2412
Empty weight: 770 to 900 lb (349 to 408 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
Powerplant: 63 kW

Cruise speed: 94 knots at 75% power (108 mph, 174 km/h at 75% power)
Stall speed: 39 knots (45 mph, 72 km/h)
Service ceiling: 15,500 ft (4,700 m)
Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (230 m/min)
Wing loading: 8.68 lb/ft² (42.4 kg/m²)

Piper PA-38 Tomahawk

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: 112 hp

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