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N918KT
Joined: 23 Jan 2010
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Location: Northern NJ in NYC metro area
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject: Is the Certified Thorpedo an LSA? |
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| I was wondering if the Certified Thorpedo with the 100 hp Continental O-200A engine is an LSA. Is that true? If it is not, then why not? |
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KSCessnaDriver
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Location: KOJC
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| By certified, you mean the T211? If so, I would say no, because the stall speeds are too high to meet the requirements to be operated by a sport pilot. The other Thorps are, as far as I know. Neat looking airplane, last time I saw one. |
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N918KT
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Aww man, that's such a shame that the Certified T211 can't be LSA. The Thorpedo with the 120 hp Jabiru engine seems a little bit too powerful for my style. I also like the Skyskooter. How many Skyskooter LSAs are currently flying right now? |
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KSCessnaDriver
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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N918KT wrote: Aww man, that's such a shame that the Certified T211 can't be LSA. The Thorpedo with the 120 hp Jabiru engine seems a little bit too powerful for my style.
Might want to look at it, as the Jabiru equipped plane is probably a little slower than the T211. The reason the T211 stalls faster is a smaller wing. Smaller wings generally equate to faster speeds. I'd love to fly either of them, but I've only seen them at airshows. |
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3Dreaming
Joined: 10 Jan 2010
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Location: noble, IL USA
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 8:28 am Post subject: |
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The Thorp T 211 should be light sport. I couldn't find a clean stall speed, but with flaps it's quoted as 39kts. MTOW is 1270, so your good there. The problem is in looking there were only 8 built by thorp when he tried to get them in production back in the 50's, and an other 5 by a later group. This is before Indus started building them as LSA's.
I think KSCessnadriver is confusing them with the Thorp T18 which is a home built that is a fast little airplane with a small wing. Tom |
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CharlieTango
Joined: 10 Jun 2006
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Location: Mammoth Lakes, California
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:53 am Post subject: |
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http://www.pilotmix.com/index.php?pgid=11&lang=en&maxInfo=140
Thorpedo LSA |
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KSCessnaDriver
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:59 am Post subject: |
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3Dreaming wrote: I think KSCessnadriver is confusing them with the Thorp T18 which is a home built that is a fast little airplane with a small wing. Tom
Nope, go to http://www.indusav.com. Compare the T211 LSA to the T211 Certified. According to their website, one (The LSA) has a 26 ft wingspan, while the non-LSA only has a 25 ft wingspan. The LSA has a published stall speed as 47mph dirty and 52mph clean, whereas the non-LSA has stall speeds of 52mph dirty and 60mph clean.
But no way a T18 is going to be a LSA either. |
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