The P2006T is the first entry by the Tecnam company in Italy to produce a cheap twin-engine light aircraft. Of all metal construction, it is fitted with two Rotax 912S engines, is of high wing configuration, and has a fully retractable tricycle undercarriage.
The Tecnam P-2008 Gran Turismo (Grand Tourer) was released to the market by the manufacturers, Tecnam, in Italy in 2009. It was an all-new design combining a carbon-fibre fuselage with a metal wing and stabilator.
The Mono-fly was produced in the United States as a strut-braced high wing ultra-light aircraft in kit form or as an already completed ready to fly machine, having been designed by structural engineer Robert Teman and produced by Teman Aircraft Inc.
The Tierra was a three-axis control ultra-light aircraft produced to meet Australian ANO95.10 regulations and could be operated on land or water and was available in either single-seat or two-seat form.
The Alpin is one of a series of gliders produced in the Czech Republic by TeST, this company being formed in 1992 with the aim of designing and producing ultralight gliders, ultralight motor gliders, and ultralight aircraft and to this end the company has been very successful.
The Bell 47G series of helicopters was purchased and operated by the US Army, USAF, US Navy, the British Army and many other forces around the world, the prototype of the series flying for the first time on 8 December 1945.
The Texas Parasol was a cheap to build light aircraft designed along the lines of Charles Beeson’s Chuckbird which was built near San Antonio, Texas, and more than 60 examples were completed.
In the United States a number of conversions have been made to aircraft to change engines and increase performance. One company carrying out this type of conversion is Texas Turbine Conversions which converts de Havilland Otters to turbine power, and fits Honeywell TPE-331 turboprops to Cessna 208 and 208B Caravans
In the late 1990s five American Sportscopter light helicopters were imported to New Zealand, one, a Model 496 (ZK-HIY) later in 1999 being rebuilt to U600 specifications; and four Model 600s.
The CX-4 is a single-seat, all-metal light sporting aircraft designed by David Thatcher of Pensacola, Florida, aimed at the homebuilt market and normally to be fitted with a Volkswagen engine conversion.
Built by The Airplane Factory at Tedderfield at Johannesburg in South Africa, the company produces two designs, the Sling 2, which is available as a GA aircraft with an all-up weight of 700 kg, but 600 kg ( l lb) if registered under LSA Regulations; and the Sling 4, the
For a period in the 1920s Thomas-Morse fighters were the main equipment of the front-line pursuit squadrons of the US Army and US Marine Corps and were produced in large numbers.
The Titanium Explorer gyrocopter was designed by Neil Sheafer and built at Tamworth, NSW, he being previously the Australian importer for similar in appearance Autogyro Europe gyrocopters imported from overseas.
Designed by Moulton B ‘Molt’ Taylor in 1969, the first of two prototypes of this series (N1070) flew for the first time in February 1971 and was known as the Coot Model A. Fitted with a 90-kw (120-hp) Franklin 225 engine, the aircraft completed 100 hours of flying before being
The Taylor JT-1 monoplane was designed in the United Kingdom in the 1950s by the late John Taylor. He built the prototype with the object of producing an airframe for not more than £100 Sterling.
The Taylor Titch, like the Taylor Monoplane, was designed by the late Mr John Taylor in the United Kingdom and was designed to improve on the basic design of the JT.1 but not to replace that aircraft as the aerodynamic characteristics of the two were different.
The Mini-Imp was one of a number of designs developed by well-known American designer, Molt Taylor. Taylor was born in Portland, Oregon and was known for designing a number of interesting aircraft, including the XLRQ-1 amphibious assault glider, the Coot and others.
In the 1890s George Augustine Taylor (1872 - 1928) became interested in aviation and, with the assistance later of Lawrence Hargrave, experimented with gliders.
The F-21B was a new production aircraft produced by a company called Taylorcraft in the USA and was a development of the Taylorcraft series of aircraft produced in the 1930’s and ‘40s.
Prior to World War II Taylorcraft was known for producing two-seat in tandem basic trainers and to meet demand it developed what became known as the “Tandem Trainer”.
In 1936 the Taylorcraft Aviation Company was formed by C G Taylor, a former President and Chief Engineer of the Taylor Aircraft Company, to produce the Model A, a two seat light aircraft.
The Team Airbike, also known as the Ison Airbike, was designed to meet US FAR103 regulations and has been produced in single and two-seat variants, the latter being licenced as an ultralight trainer or as an amateur-built aircraft.
The Mini Max is one of a range of low-cost ultra-light aircraft designed and developed by Team Inc (Tennessee Engineering & Manufacturing) of Bradyville, Tennessee, and built in large numbers for the light aircraft market.
The Foxtrot 4 light high-performance sporting and touring monoplane was developed by Team Tango, a company based at Williston, Florida, and owned by Revolution Aviation Inc.
For many years Team Incorporated of Bradyville, Tennessee produced a range of ultralight aircraft for the sport aircraft market, these being produced in kit form for the amateur builder with limited finance.
The TechPro Merlin dates back to 2011 when the first prototype flew, the supply of kits commencing in 2015. Three variants are available, the Merlin 100UL with a tricycle undercarriage or a tailwheel, first flown in April 2012 and aimed at the Federation Aeronautique International microlight class.
In January 1993 the construction of two prototypes of the SM-92 Finist (a magical bird that was transformed into a Prince) commenced, the first (RA-44482) flying on 28 December 1991.
The SP-55M is a redesign and developed variant of the Yakovlev Yak-55 and has been built and marketed by Technoavia in Moscow and, like its predecessor, has been a popular aircraft around the world for competition in Unlimited Category competitions.
The VariEze was designed by Bert Rutan in late 1974. The first aircraft was built over a ten-week period in the spring months of 1975 in the USA, and was first flown on 21 May 1975.
The Ryan Brougham series was the first real attempt by the Ryan Aircraft Corp to produce a light commercial transport, and the type became famous when a variant, known as the Ryan NYB (NX211) was used by Charles Lindberg to fly the Atlantic in May 1927 in 33 ½ hours.
The Navion was designed by North American Aviation as the NA-143, later the NA-145, and major production in some numbers was by Ryan Aeronautics to the extent that some 1,238 examples were constructed in the years 1948 to 1950, the latter acquiring the rights to the design in 1947.
Although looking somewhat similar to the Ryan STA/STM series of two-seat military trainers, the Ryan PT-22 was in fact an entirely different aeroplane built by the same manufacturer.
The Ryan Aeronautical Company was a successor to the Ryan Company which produced the Ryan Brougham, the type used by Charles Lindbergh in his Atlantic crossing, and a few examples of which were registered in Australia in the 1930s.