Thorp T-211

infobox Aircraft
name = T-211
type = sportplane
manufacturer = Homebuilt design IndUS Aviation as Light Sport



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designer = John Thorp
first flight =1945
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variants with their own articles =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. It bears some family resemblance to the Piper Cherokee, a design that Thorp contributed to significantly.

Development

Thorp 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 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. The kits were then manufactured by AD Aerospace in the United Kingdom and Venture Light Aircraft in the United States.

IndUS Aviation recently began production of the T-211 to the guidelines of Light Sport Aircraft, allowing it to be flown by those with a sport pilot certificate. 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 120 hp Jabiru 3300 engine, while the fully certificated version uses a 100 hp Continental O-200 engine and is equipped for both VFR and IFR flying.

pecifications (T-211)

aircraft specifications
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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
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empty weight main= 750 lb
empty weight alt= 339 kg
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max takeoff weight main= 1,270 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 575 kg
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* Fuel capacity: 21 gal usable (78 l)
* Baggage capacity: 40 lb (18 kg)
engine (prop)= Continental O-200-A
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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
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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
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External links

* cite journal
first = Norm
last = Goyer
year = 2000
month = April
date = April 2000
title = Custom-Build the Thorp T-211
journal = Custom Planes
pages = 52–57
url = http://web.archive.org/web/20041205101420/http://www.venture-thorpt-211.com/custplanes.html
accessdate = 2008-05-05
* [http://www.ad-holdings.co.uk/thorp/ AD Aerospace product page]
* [http://www.indusav.com IndUS Aviation]
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ee also

aircontent
related=
* Thorp T-18
similar aircraft=
* Grumman American AA-1
sequence=T-11 - T-18