The Cobra Arrow is an Australian designed and built light two-seat high-performance aircraft aimed at the sporting pilot, designed by Thomas Wickers, being supplied by the manufacturers, known initially as Tomair but later as Cobra Aviation, in kit form to the amateur constructor.
Ernest Oscar Tips was the chief designer of Avions Fairey SA in Belgium in the 1930s, designing and building his first aircraft, the Tipsy S.1, a single-seat ultra light, in the company’s works at Gosselies, Belgium in 1935.
The Nipper was designed by Mr E O Tips, who was managing director of Avions Fairey SA in Belgium. Previously Mr Tips had designed the Tipsy S, Tipsy B, the Belfair, Primer Trainer, and the Junior.
The Viper SD-4 is a two-seat light sporting low-wing monoplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage designed and produced in Slovakia. Design work commenced in 2004, the prototype flying for the first time on 1 November 2006 and it entered production in 2008.
The T-51 is manufactured in kit form by Titan Aircraft of Austinburg, Ohio, as a two-seat 70% scale replica of the North American P-51D Mustang and is aimed at the light sporting market. It can be fitted with a variety of engineers up to 112-kw (150-hp) but is usually fitted
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.
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 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.
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam of Capua in Italy has for some years developed and produced a range of light aircraft for the sports pilot and a new aircraft was announced in 2013 known as the Astore (Goshawk), the prototype of which flew for the first time at Naples in June 2013,
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.
One of the new breed of light aircraft which can be registered under AUF or RAA regulations, or placed on the general aviation civil register, the P-92 Echo series is marketed by Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam in Naples, Italy, the prototype P-92 Echo making its first flight on 14 March 1993.
The P-92 TailDragger was introduced to the Tecnam range in 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the P-92 series of light aircraft, with some 2,500 examples of the series having been delivered by the end of 2012, the type operating in many countries around the World.
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.
The RG series of aircraft produced by Tecnam was developed to meet the needs of a number of customers for variants with retractable undercarriages and two basic models have been produced, the high-wing P2000 RG and the P2002 JR-Retractable/CSU with a low wing.
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
The Tecnam 2002 series was introduced to the Company’s line in 2004, being described as designed and built in the 21st Century, this is the standard all GA trainers should attain.
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 Bravo was a development by the Italian manufacturer of the popular series of light aircraft to meet the United States Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) class of flying machine as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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.
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.
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
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”.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.