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The X Air Standard has a 9.8 metre wingspan. The F has a wingspan of 10.05 metres, so the F has a slightly higher wingspan.Furthermore, the X Air Standard stalls at 26 knots (30 mph) while the F stalls at 27 knots (31 mph) no flaps and 23 knots (27 mph) with flaps.

The cruise speeds are also different: 56 knots (65 mph) for the Standard and 59 knots (68 mph) for the X Air F. <---these are for the Rotax 582.

 

There doesn't seem to be that much difference really.

Thanks. I know that I am going to enjoy it, as I will be able to have my sweetie pie in the plane with me, able to see over the panel, something not possible in my 1940 Taylorcraft. I was curious what the numbers were. I'm glad that it has a BETTER aspect ratio, (Can't help it, I'm also a high performance Glider pilot, that's me on the left in the photo, next to the ASK-21 that I had just climbed out of).

 

 

[ATTACH=full]41521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]41522[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]41521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]41522[/ATTACH]Nice! I'm guessing you cruise close to 100 mph with that low drag wing and the extra power?

 

I have an Auster J5D with an 0-320 160 HP in it but originally built for the RAF with an 0-290. It's a lot draggier than yours but it probably stalls quite a bit slower at around 30 mph. I plan a TAS of 115 mph.

 

Here it is at an air show at the Point Cook RAAF base which is the oldest in Australia and one of the first in the world.

 

Regards

 

Kaz

For reasons of fuel economy, I cruise at 95 indicated, turning 2050 RPM. If I'm in a hurry, I will fly at 107 indicated. The Austers are cool aircraft. Your plane looks really nice.

 

 

Thanks, guys, and yes, I forgive facthunter.

 

 

G'day SabrinaWelcome to the forum.

 

Love the Taylorcraft. There are very few of them here as most variants imported to Australia are the English Austers.

 

Which model is yours, please, and which engine do you have installed?

 

Cheers

 

Kaz

Mine is a 1940 BC65 with an A-65, that has had the FAA approved A-75 mods done to it.

 

 

 

Wow that is a eclectic collection of flying machines you have there. You must be on a farm to be able to hangar that many aircraft with your own strip. If not then it would be expensive to house all of those beauties. Do you have any pictures or video you can post here?

Sure do, I'll load up a few.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi folks, I bought an X-air F model yesterday from a good friend of mine in snow covered Indiana, but I'll wait till it thaws out up there before I leave our nice 80 degree sky ranch, down here 80 miles east of El Paso, Texas, to go fetch it. I hear that the aspect ratio on the F model is different from the standard, is that true that it has less wingspan, and is a couple of knots faster?

 

 

Hi folks, My name is Sabrina, I'm 66, retired army pilot, and have been flying since I was 14, (1964). I currently own and fly a 1940 Taylorcraft BC65, a 1946 Cessna 140, an Avenger ultralight, a Weedhopper ultralight, and am restoring an HM 293 Flying Flea. I just bought an X-Air model F from a friend of mine yesterday, and will go pick it up once the snow melts in Indiana, where he lives. The X-Air is powered by a blue top 582, and any info or pilots reports that you have I would appreciate.

 

Brie