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AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Fall 2024 Update

Vintage Aviation News

gph at standard cruise (2,100 rpm) Empty Weight: 708 lbs, basic weight (includes oil and trapped fuel) Gross Weight L-4H: 1,220 lbs Full Load Stall Speed: 37.5 The L-4’s firewall forward section is considered to be part of the fuselage assembly. gph at take-off (2,300 rpm), 4.27

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

But I have maintained 5000 feet at 6000 pounds gross weight,” notes Ross. Pretty much the only metal parts are the landing gear legs, stainless firewalls, engine mounts, engines and hardware. Just recognizable in the background is a horizontal stabilizer and one-piece elevator. Pricing You would have to ask.

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Plane and Pilot

The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. Max Gross Weight: 1,320 lbs. Empty Weight: 840 lbs.

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