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Lightning Aircraft?

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pequeajim

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Joined
Sep 11, 2005
Messages
45
Location
New Holland, PA
Has anyone heard of these guys? I saw it at the Sebring Expo and was pretty impressed with its lines and the fact that it comes in kit form with a builder's assist program.

The aircraft can be built as a LSA or experimental. They slow it down by putting VGs on the wing, prop pitch and remove the gear fairings. It is very fast and slippery.

The one thing that I am curious about is the advertised specifications? I don't see how they come of with some of the specs that they do. 17:1 glide ratio with 90 sp ft of wing area? With that same wing area they claim a useful load of 625 lbs?

With those little wings, I can see how it should be fast, but even other aircraft like the TECNAM, and CTs don't have that kind of glide ratio, (CT is 14:1)?

I'm not saying that these guys are not reputable; I am just questioning what they are saying about the specs and performance of the airplane.
 
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