T1-Ram  Taylor T1  T-Bird I  Templewing TE-F3A  Teratorn Tierra  Texas Parasol  Thor T/A  Thruster 85 Thundergull 2000  Tomcat HM81  Topascout  Trident T3  Tristar  Turbulent  Tyro MkII

 

 

T1-Ram. (No info available).

 

 

 

 

Taylor T1. (No info available).

 

 

 

T-Bird I. Introduced in 1983 as the Tierra by Teratorn Aircraft. Aluminum tubes bolted together. Flying surface are pre-sewn dacron sailcloth envelopes. Length 18', height 6', wing span 31' wing area 154 sq/ft. Empty weight 250 lbs. Golden Circle Air Inc. 10 Ellison Dr., DeSoto IA 50069, 515-834-2225, bobdorly@netins.net.

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Templewing. TE-F3A. (Ger. 84). Single seat monoplane. Inverted tail. Wire braced high wing monoplane. Taildragger. Powered by four 5.4hp engines. Wing span 33’9”, wing area 166.3 sq/ft. Empty weight 243 lbs. (Jane’s 86-87, p. 597).

 

 

 

 

Teratorn Tierra. (1983). Single seat, high wing monoplane with pusher engine and cruciform tail. Cable braced aluminum tube and sailcloth construction. 3-Axis control system. Single surface, wire braced wing. Taildragger landing gear. Sold by kit that requires 25 hr. construction time. Height 6', length 18’6”, wing span 31.5', wing area 142 sq/ft. Empty weight 253 lbs. Payload 297 lbs. Structural limits +6 Gs and -3 Gs. Glide ratio 10:1. Teratorn Aircraft.

 

 

 

 

Texas Parasol. Modern variant of Heath Parasol. Designed by Chuck Beeson and Richard Lamb as easy and inexpensive to build. Constructed of 6061-T6 extruded aluminum angle with AD470 driven rivets for the fuselage. Wings are foam ribs over aluminum tubes with full span ailerons. Also called the ‘ChuckBird’. Single seat, open cockpit monoplane with strut braced parasol wing. 1600 cc VW tractor powered engine. Cruise speed 60 mph. Wing span 26’. Wing area 125 sq/ft. Empty weight 250-300 lbs. Payload 250 lbs. Free plans are available at http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/cavelamb@earthlink.net.02.11.2006/index.htm. Very good yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/texasparasol/.

 

 

 

Thor T/A.  (Can. 85). Designed by Thorsten B. Strenger (or Gunter Webster?), the Thor T-1 was available as a kit from Thor Air of Weston, Ontario. Single seat high wing with tractor engine. Aluminum tube and sailcloth construction. 3-Axis control. 80% double surface, strut braced wing. Taildragger landing gear with steerable tailwheel. Length: 13.8', height 7.8', wing span 32.3', wing area 167 sq/ft. Empty weight 238 lbs. Payload 232 lbs. Load factors +3 Gs and -2 Gs. Glide ratio 9:1. Thor-Air Inc.  

 

 

          

Thruster 85. (Aus, 1982). Steve Cohen design which succeeds the Stolaero, Condor and Avenger microlights.  Many modifications and upgrades. Unusual wing that folds inside the double surface skins for ease of transport.  Wing span 25.5’, wing area 135 sq/ft. Length 17.4’, height 6.2’. Single-seat with tractor engine. Steerable tailwheel. Double surface strut braced hi-wing monoplane. Empty weight 298 lbs. Structural limits +4 Gs and -2 Gs.  (Restored original T1 shown below). Thruster Aircraft, New South Wales.

 

 

 

Thunder Gull  2000. (U.S., 1976). Designed by Mark Beierle. Single seat high wing with 26 hp Rotax 277 engine pusher engine. Length 18’3”, height 5’3”, LWing span 20’, wing area 95 sq/ft. length 17.6’. Hirth F33 pusher engine. Cruise speed 63 mph and stall speed 27 mph. Rate of climb 700 fpm. Empty weight 248 lbs. Payload 300 lbs. Load factors +5.9 Gs and -3 Gs. Approximate build time 150 hrs. Earthstar Aircraft, Inc. Santa Margarita, CA.

 

 

 

 

Tomcat H.M. 81.  Originally from Waspair, a British company, Some confusion about designer. Credits found for Chip Erwin, Larry Whiting and Robin Haynes. Single seat with pusher engine and first flown in 1980. High wing on top of V-shaped rudders. Canard front wing. Double surface wing, Tricycle landing gear with steerable nosewheel. Ungainly and unstable. Came in Standard, Sport and Tourer (aircamper), two seat models. Midwest Microlites. (Jane’s 81-82, p. 629). http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3006764/waspair_tomcat_by_midwest_microlights/.

 

 

Topa Scout (83). Designed by Cris Spangenberg. Single seat with pusher engine. Aluminum tube and sailcloth construction. Hybrid control system. Double surface, wire braced wing. Taildragger landing gear. Height 9', wing span 32', wing area 160 sq/ft. Empty weight 212 lbs. Structural limits +3 Gs and -3 Gs. Glide ratio 8:1.

 

 

 

Trident T-3. NASA project. (85). Joined wing model. Invented by Dr.Julian Wolkovitch. Empty weight 254 lbs. wing span 33’, Length 16’3”, height 6’4”, wing area 142 sq/ft. structural limits +4.67 Gs and – 2.33 Gs. Summit Aircraft Corp.  (Janes 85-86, p. 710).

 

 

 

 

Tristar. (1982). Upgrade from hybrid controlled Starfire. Part of the TX Series. Later upgraded to TX 1000. Kit requires 25 hrs. for completion. Starflight.

 

 

 

 

Turbulent. Druine D31 AT is a single-seat ultra-light aircraft with cantilever low-wing and fixed tailwheel landing gear. Length 17 ft 4½ in. Wingspan 21 ft. 5 in.  Empty weight 349 lbs.

 

 

Tyro MkII. (Aus. 81). Designed by Geoff Eastwood. Similar to Ron Wheeler’s Scout and 1976 Cricket. Original engine was a 50 hp 440 cc Fuji Robin in the MkI. Later the Rotax 447.Strut braced hi-wing monoplane. Dacron covering on wing. Wing section NACA 4418. 3-Axis control. Taildragger with steerable tailwheel. Wing span 29’2”, Length 17’6”. Wing area 113 sq/ft. Empty weight 250 lbs. Payload 210 lbs. Glide ratio 7:1. Structural limits +4 Gs and -2 Gs. South Coast Air Centre Pty Ltd. (Jane’s 85-86, p. 641).