tonycondon Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer) Joined Mar 9, 2005 Messages 15,454 Location Wichita, KS Display Name Display name: Tony Jul 23, 2007 #1 I understand, from a post on Avsig, that Cirrus has announced a Light Sport aircraft to be added to their lineup.
I understand, from a post on Avsig, that Cirrus has announced a Light Sport aircraft to be added to their lineup.
tonycondon Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer) Joined Mar 9, 2005 Messages 15,454 Location Wichita, KS Display Name Display name: Tony Jul 23, 2007 #2 picture is on their website now www.cirrusdesign.com
HPNPilot1200 En-Route Joined Jul 6, 2005 Messages 2,662 Location Huntington Beach, CA Display Name Display name: Jason Jul 23, 2007 #3 Hmmm, very interesting. I wonder what will be next, a Boeing LSA?
Tristar Pattern Altitude Joined Apr 7, 2005 Messages 1,837 Location Lincoln, NE Display Name Display name: Tristar Jul 23, 2007 #4 Wonder how long it'll take for the GA designers to create a LSA jet.
JohnR Final Approach Joined Jan 5, 2007 Messages 5,267 Location Jacksonville, FL Display Name Display name: Grrrrrrrr Jul 23, 2007 #5 How about a Beechcraft LSA? Mooney could put the Mite back into production. The possibilities are endless! No, wait; the Mite is a retractable. Last edited: Jul 23, 2007
How about a Beechcraft LSA? Mooney could put the Mite back into production. The possibilities are endless! No, wait; the Mite is a retractable.
TangoWhiskey Touchdown! Greaser! Joined Feb 23, 2005 Messages 14,210 Location Midlothian, TX Display Name Display name: 3Green Jul 23, 2007 #6 Here's a picture of it... goes by kind of quick on the site, so I snagged it for closer review. Landings.com shows N146CD as an FK-14B Polaris. Looking on Airliners.net, I tend to think Cirrus bought a design: http://www.airliners.net/search/pho...ch=B&F Funk FK-14 Polaris&distinct_entry=true Attachments Cirrus SR Sport.gif 157.9 KB · Views: 18 Last edited: Jul 23, 2007
Here's a picture of it... goes by kind of quick on the site, so I snagged it for closer review. Landings.com shows N146CD as an FK-14B Polaris. Looking on Airliners.net, I tend to think Cirrus bought a design: http://www.airliners.net/search/pho...ch=B&F Funk FK-14 Polaris&distinct_entry=true
tonycondon Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer) Joined Mar 9, 2005 Messages 15,454 Location Wichita, KS Display Name Display name: Tony Jul 23, 2007 #7 according to Cirrus and the press releases, they are basically modding an Fk-14 to make it slow enough, among other things, to fit the LSA definition
according to Cirrus and the press releases, they are basically modding an Fk-14 to make it slow enough, among other things, to fit the LSA definition
J Jeff S KDTW Pre-takeoff checklist Joined Apr 28, 2007 Messages 148 Display Name Display name: Jeff S KDTW Jul 25, 2007 #8 It's a nice looking plane. An interesting addition to the group.