New Aircraft Quiz #5

Doug Robertson · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:09 pm Post subject: New Aircraft Quiz #5

Name the VERY FIRST powered aircraft of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic Type-Certificated by the US FAA. Provide manufacturer, aircraft model nomenclature, engine nomenclature and horsepower to win the quiz. This should be easy, but no further clues provided.

Ztex · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject:

AeroVironment
Gossamer Albatross
Human
0.2 HP

(wink wink)
This answer is purely for fun as the author understands that it is not a FAA type certificated aircraft)

Ztex · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:10 pm Post subject:

For a real answer I will steal from Timothy and say it is the;

Beechcraft 2000(A) Starship
2 - Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67A
1,200 shp

Doug Robertson · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject:

Zane,

I have to wonder how you measured/figured Bryan Allen's horsepower?

Sorry about the Starship. Wrong answer. (I didn't intend it to be that easy)!

Ztex · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:08 pm Post subject:

Well...I have read where humans are capable of one horse power for short periods of time and sustain 0.1 hp indefinitely (so to speak) so I thought 0.2 sounded like a good round number.

Timothy Aanerud · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:39 pm Post subject:

Columbia 300,

Certified as the LC-40-550FG,
originally issued in August 1997
with a Continental IO-550-N, 310 HP.

Now made by Cessna.

Doug Robertson · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:20 pm Post subject:

No Timothy, sorry but the right answer aircraft was much earlier. Incidentally, Cessna has changed the Columbia name to Corvalis. Thank you and please keep trying.

Airport-Data · Site Admin

Windecker Eagle, first flew in 1967, was the first all composite airplane to obtain full FAA certification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windecker_Eagle

Ken

Timothy Aanerud · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:16 pm Post subject:

Windecker was the first composite. What was carbon reinforced?

Boeing 777 maybe.

Doug Robertson · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 3:36 pm Post subject:

Timothy,. True, the Windecker AC-7 Eagle was foam and fiberglass. But, I am looking for the first carbon-fiber composite aircraft to be FAA Type Certificated. The Boeing 777 was recent and not the first.

John Meneely · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:17 pm Post subject:

I'm guessing it's the Grob G120A, powered by a 260 h.p. Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 engine, built in 1999.

I remember seeing some of them at Goodyear for training Lufthansa pilots.

Doug Robertson · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:37 pm Post subject:

John,

Thank you for reviving this almost dormant Quiz. Your answer is in the ballpark, but no home run! Keep trying and think earlier aircraft.

John Meneely · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:26 pm Post subject:

Hi Doug,

How about this one...?

Iniziative Industriali Italiane S.p.A. Sky Arrow 650 Light Sport Aircraft

Powered by 80 h.p. Rotax 912

Received RAI cert in 1996, and FAA cert in 1997.

John

Doug Robertson · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject:

Nope, the Quiz aircraft is NOT an LSA. Reread and rethink my first response to you.

John Meneely · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:06 pm Post subject:

Could it be...

Grob G520 Egrett (certified 1991)

TPE 331 turboprop of 750 h.p.

?

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