| 词条 | Thorp T-211 | ||||||||||||||||
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The T-211 is a light aircraft designed in the US by John Thorp in 1945. It is a low-wing monoplane of conventional design with fixed tricycle undercarriage and a sliding canopy. John Thorp developed the Sky Scooter with lessons learned from the developing the Lockheed Little Dipper project in 1944.[1] It bears some family resemblance to the Piper Cherokee, a design that Thorp later contributed to significantly. DevelopmentThorp constructed eight prototypes, and had the design certified by the FAA, but was unable to find a foothold in the Cessna-dominated post-war US market. The T-211 was developed with a 90-horsepower continental upgrade in 1953. The project was therefore shelved until the homebuilding boom saw the rights to the aircraft acquired first by Adams Industries and then by Thorp Aero in the 1970s, the latter firm building five examples as the Thorp Arrow or T-211 Aero Sport built in Sturgis Kentucky, but only sold overseas or to part 141 operations due to current liability laws.[2] The kits were then manufactured by AD Aerospace in the United Kingdom and Venture Light Aircraft in the United States. IndUS Aviation began production of the T-211 to the guidelines of Light Sport Aircraft in the mid-2000s. The Thorp T-211 was the first US-designed Special Light Sport Aircraft to receive certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. The light-sport version uses the {{convert|120|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Jabiru 3300 engine, while the type certified version uses a {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Continental O-200 engine and is equipped for both VFR and IFR flying.[3]In 2010 the aircraft was also back in production as a kit aircraft by AD Aerospace of Manchester, United Kingdom. This model is powered by a four-cylinder {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Continental O-200 or a six-cylinder {{convert|120|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Jabiru 3300 powerplant.[3][4] Variants
1946
1953
1965 - Built 100 parts kits with Continental O-200 powerplants with 11 production models built
1983 - Purchased rights and tooling
LSA production in India Specifications (T-211){{aircraft specifications|plane or copter?=plane |jet or prop?=prop |ref= |crew=1 pilot |capacity=1 passenger |payload main= |payload alt= |length main= 18 ft 2 in |length alt= 5.49 m |span main= 25 ft 0 in |span alt= 7.62 m |height main= 6 ft 1 in |height alt= 1.92 m |area main= 105 ft² |area alt= 9.67 m² |airfoil= |empty weight main= 750 lb |empty weight alt= 339 kg |loaded weight main= |loaded weight alt= |useful load main= |useful load alt= |max takeoff weight main= 1,270 lb |max takeoff weight alt= 575 kg |more general=
|engine (prop)= Continental O-200-A |type of prop= |number of props=1 |power main= 100 hp |power alt= 75 kW |power original= |max speed main= 120 mph |max speed alt= 193 km/h |cruise speed main= |cruise speed alt= |stall speed main= |stall speed alt= |never exceed speed main= |never exceed speed alt= |range main= 375 miles |range alt= 764 km |ceiling main= 12,500 ft |ceiling alt= 3,810 m |climb rate main= 750 ft/min |climb rate alt= 229 m/min |loading main=12.1 lb/ft² |loading alt=60 kg/m² |thrust/weight= |power/mass main=0.08 hp/lb |power/mass alt=0.13 kW/kg |more performance= |armament= |avionics= }} See also{{aircontent|related=
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}} References1. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Flying Magazine|title=The Thorp Sky Scooter|date=August 1947|author=Max Karant}} 2. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Air Progress|date=October 1991|title=Tomorrows Trainer Yesterday?}} 3. ^1 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12, page 60 and 90. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}} 4. ^Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 92. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}} External links{{commons category|Thorp T211}}
| first = Norm | last = Goyer | date = April 2000 | title = Custom-Build the Thorp T-211 | journal = Custom Planes | pages = 52–57 | url = http://www.venture-thorpt-211.com/custplanes.html | accessdate = 2008-05-05 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20041205101420/http://www.venture-thorpt-211.com/custplanes.html |archivedate = 2004-12-05}}
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