Category: For the Airhead

Piper’s three engine oddity

Three engine aircraft were the almost the norm in the 1920s and 1930s. The reasoning behind this was actually quite simple. Aircraft engines were vastly overweight and underpowered. If a

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The Honda Jet Elite II

The Honda Jet concept started in 1997, with the maiden flight occurring on 3 December 2003. Outdoing the naysayers, and finding its own market niche amongst buyers, the model has

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Tecnam’s new P2012 STOL

Generally, short takeoff and landing (STOL) and piston twin are not phrases that usually go together. The P2012 STOL with longer wings, new engines, 50% less landing and takeoff distance,

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