I can't find a direct comparison, but I suspect that the Zodiac is about
1000 lbs lighter than the Slingsby, to stay within the Light Sport
Aircraft limit of 1320 pounds maximum gross weight. The Slingsby panel
is also much more sophisticated.
But, it still looks good to a guy who hasn't handled the controls since
1993. :-)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 12/16/2015 11:51 AM, ChrisB wrote:
That Zodiac looks like a Slingsby T67, Jim. It’s British light aircraft that
the military has used as an elementary trainer, now supplanted by the Grob 115 Tutor.
I’d like to have a go with a R22, although it looks barely strong enough to
take my weight.
Chris
On 16 Dec 2015, at 14:27, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The first was a Zodiac Light Sport Aircraft. Looks like one I would like to
fly.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Zodiac+Light+Sport+Aircraft.tif.html
That's a sharp looking aircraft. Not sure I'd want to be in that
bubble, waiting on a taxiway in the middle of a hot summer day,
though.
The next is a Robinson R22, listed as a Beta model. Powered by a Lycoming
O-360, the pilot said he had been cruising at 110 kts.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Robinson+R22+Beta.tif.html
My Longbow driver friend of mine says that he wouldn't go anywhere
near a Robinson, but does admit that it has completely revolutionized
the rotary aircraft world.
AG
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