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Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company
Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company is an American aircraft manufacturer of experimental plans based primarily on the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Great Plains provides VW engine conversions for use in experimental aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 104. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X Great Plains has been selling and manufacturing conversions of VW engines since circa 1982. Among their offerings is the Great Plains Type 1 Front Drive engine series.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 258-259. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Great Plains also helds the rights to the Sonerai series of aircraft designed by John Monnett Sonex Aircraft, LLC is an American kit aircraft manufacturer located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, producing kits for four all-metal homebuilt monoplanes. The company was founded in 1998 by John Monnett, who has designed the Monnett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennington, Nebraska
Bennington is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,458 at the 2010 U.S. Census. History Bennington was originally called Bunz Town, and under the latter name was founded in the 1880s when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. The present name is after the town of Bennington, Vermont. Geography Bennington is located at (41.365747, -96.156395). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,458 people, 556 households, and 388 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 626 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 556 househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen Air-cooled Engine
The Volkswagen air-cooled engine is an air-cooled, gasoline-fuelled, boxer engine with four horizontally opposed cast-iron cylinders, cast aluminum alloy cylinder heads and pistons, magnesium-alloy crankcase, and forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods. There are two distinct families/variations of the aircooled engine namely Type 1 and Type 4. The Type 3 engine is a variation of the Type 1 engine with pancake cooling arrangement. Variations of the engine were produced by Volkswagen plants worldwide from 1936 until 2006 for use in Volkswagen's own vehicles, notably the Type 1 (Beetle), Type 2 (bus, transporter), Type 3, and Type 4. Additionally, the engines were widely used in industrial, light aircraft and kit car applications. Type 1: 1.0–1.6 litres 1200 The 1.2-litre engine is called ''Typ 122'' and has a displacement of .''Die Betriebsanleitung für den Volkswagen-Industriemotor Typ 122, Typ 126A.'' Volkswagen AG. Wolfsburg. March 1985. Page 29 As industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Plains Type 1 Front Drive
The Great Plains Type 1 Front Drive is an American aircraft engine series, produced by Great Plains Aviation Supply of Bennington, Nebraska for use in homebuilt aircraft. The series are all based upon the Volkswagen air-cooled automotive engine.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 258-259. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Design and development The engine series are all four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled, Volkswagen automotive conversion gasoline engines, with direct-drive. They employ magneto ignition systems and, depending on the model, produce at 3600 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.0:1. They use a geared electric starter. The series includes six models, named for their displacement: * producing for take-off * producing for take-off * producing for take-off * producing for take-off * producing for take-off * producing for take-off. Applications *Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 1 *Monnett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonerai
The Sonerai is a small, VW-powered homebuilt aircraft,"The Sonerai I," GreatPlainsAS.com / Sonerai Works, retrieved November 11, 2020 designed by . The Sonerai began to compete as a single-seat, mid-wing, tailwheel Formula-V racer class formed in 1972. The Sonerai soon evolved into a two-seat model called the Sonerai II.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 110. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Later ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Monnett
Sonex Aircraft, LLC is an American kit aircraft manufacturer located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, producing kits for four all-metal homebuilt monoplanes. The company was founded in 1998 by John Monnett, who has designed the Monnett Sonerai sport aircraft series, Monnett Monerai sailplane, Monnett Moni motorglider, and Monnett Monex racer. Monnett designs are displayed in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum near Washington D.C. In June 2018, John Monnett announced his plan to retire and sell the company. In January 2022, Sonex employee and general manager, Mark Schaible, purchased the assets of Sonex Aircraft LLC and Sonex Aerospace LLC, forming them into a new company, Sonex LLC. Schaible will be owner and president of the new company. Aircraft In 2013, the FAA National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) approved fast-build "51% rule" versions of the Sonex, Waiex, and Onex. In December 2019 the John Monnett-designed Sonerai was acquired by Sonex Aircr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonerai Works LLC
The Sonerai is a small, VW-powered homebuilt aircraft,"The Sonerai I," GreatPlainsAS.com / Sonerai Works, retrieved November 11, 2020 designed by . The Sonerai began to compete as a single-seat, mid-wing, tailwheel Formula-V racer class formed in 1972. The Sonerai soon evolved into a two-seat model called the Sonerai II.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 110. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Later ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franksville, Wisconsin
Franksville is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Racine County, Wisconsin, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,789 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. History Originally occupied by the Potawatomi, Potowatomi tribe, the first white settlers in the area then known as Skunk Grove arrived in the 1830s. By the 1850s, plank roads were built through the area, and by the 1870s the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway (Milwaukee Road) laid tracks through the area and a plat was filed with Racine County, Wisconsin, Racine County. This track is now used by the Canadian Pacific Railway as the C&M Subdivision. In 1907 the Frank Pure Food Company was established and built a plant in Franksville for the purpose of making sauerkraut. Contrary to popular belief, however, the company did not give Franksville its name, which had already been established. The name likely came from either Frank Brandeck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonerai IIL
The Sonerai is a small, VW-powered homebuilt aircraft,"The Sonerai I," GreatPlainsAS.com / Sonerai Works, retrieved November 11, 2020 designed by . The Sonerai began to compete as a single-seat, mid-wing, tailwheel Formula-V racer class formed in 1972. The Sonerai soon evolved into a two-seat model called the Sonerai II.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 110. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Later ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tube-and-fabric Construction
Tube-and-fabric construction is a method of building airframes, which include the fuselages and wings of airplanes. It consists of making a framework of metal tubes (generally welded together) and then covering the framework with an aircraft fabric covering. The tubes are usually of steel or aluminum. The advantages of tube-and-fabric construction over other methods of airframe construction (such as wood and sheet metal) are lower cost and faster speed of construction. See also *Space frame In architecture and structural engineering, a space frame or space structure ( 3D truss) is a rigid, lightweight, truss-like structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with ... References {{aircraft-stub Aircraft components Structural system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 1
The Great Plains Aircraft Easy Eagle is a single seat homebuilt biplane, powered by a Volkswagen air-cooled engine.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 104. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 110. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Design and development The Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 1 was designed by Ron Grosso, and the production rights were sold to Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company. The Easy Eagle 1 is built with a steel tube fuselage that is fabric covered. The wings are all wooden construction. It uses the same one piece, all-aluminum landing gear as the Monnett Sonerai The Sonerai is a small, Volkswagen air-cooled engine, VW-powered homebuilt aircraft,"The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homebuilt Aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenneth: ''Choosing Your Homebuilt - the one you will finish and fly! Second Edition'', pp. 39–52. Butterfield Press, 1993. Peter M Bowers: ''Guide to Homebuilts - Ninth Edition''. TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit PA, 1984. Overview In the United States, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, homebuilt aircraft may be licensed Experimental under FAA or similar local regulations. With some limitations, the builder(s) of the aircraft must have done it for their own education and recreation rather than for profit. In the U.S., the primary builder can also apply for a repairman's certificate for that airframe. The repairman's certificate allows the holder to perform and sign off on most of the maintenance, repairs, and inspections themsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
