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Striplin FLAC
The Striplin FLAC (''Foot Launched Air Cycle'') is an American flying wing ultralight aircraft that was designed by Ken Striplin in 1977, first flying in October 1978. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-15 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980-81'', Jane's, 1980. pp. 552-3. Design and development The aircraft preceded the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, but fits into the category, including FAR 103's maximum empty weight of . The aircraft has a standard empty weight of . It features a cantilever high-wing, a single-seat, partially enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear and twin Soarmaster engines powering a single propeller in pusher configuration. Twin go-cart engines have also been employed. The aircraft is made from aluminum tubing, foam, fiberglass, with the wings finished in Aircraft dope, doped aircraft fabric co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |