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[PEA] Firestar

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Parts Efficient Aircraft?...

or ultralight?...


About Kolb Aircraft Firestar

(From Wikipedia)
"The Kolb Firestar is a family of American open cockpit, high wing, pusher configuration, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that was produced in kit form by Kolb Aircraft of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and intended for amateur construction.

The Firestar was designed to comply with the American FAR 103 ultralight regulations, including that category's maximum 254 lb (115 kg) empty weight and was later a developed into the current production Kolb Firefly."

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now i gotta stop making the traditional large airplane & i gotta start to make ultralight aircrafts (still classified as PEA) for a few days.

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  • This craft is curated

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 35.2ft (10.7m)
  • Length 19.8ft (6.0m)
  • Height 8.1ft (2.5m)
  • Empty Weight 283lbs (128kg)
  • Loaded Weight 992lbs (449kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 6.796
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.806
  • Wing Loading 1.9lbs/ft2 (9.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 509.3ft2 (47.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1933

Parts

  • Number of Parts 64
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 309