Live The Ultimate Dream - Fly Your Very Own Spitfire
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Every
pilot would love the opportunity to fly a Spitfire. Unfortunately, the
few remaining original flying examples have become so valuable that not
many of us are ever likely to experience flying one of these beautiful
and exciting aircraft. The alternative is to build a replica, but this
can be extremely expensive, difficult and very time consuming if
traditional construction methods are chosen.
Having
looked at what is currently available to those who would like to own
and fly their own Spitfire, GOS AERO decided to design and develop a
new, inexpensive, and easily assembled Spitfire kit.
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A New Easy To Build 80% Scale Replica Spitfire from GOS AERO
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Composite construction was chosen because it is both inexpensive and very easy for the home constructor to assemble.
For
example, the entire fuselage is made and supplied in two halves, which
can be joined together over a single weekend. The wing roots,
horizontal stabilizer roots, and vertical stabilizer are all part of
the fuselage mouldings, saving a great deal of construction time.
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The design criteria are as follows:
- Tandem two-seater configuration.
- Quickly detachable wings for ease of transport.
- Airframe stressed for limited acrobatics.
- Low stall speed (below 40mph)
- Can be built to under 600kg AUW using Rotax 912 ULS 100HP engine.
- Larger engines can be used to a max AUW of 800kg
- Launch price of the kit to be under US $25,000, excluding engine and instruments, ex factory Cape Town, South Africa
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The
services of two highly experienced aeronautical engineers have been
retained for all flight stability and stress analysis calculations.
Get on board now for discounted prices. Early
purchasers will benefit from our introductory price offer. Delivery is
approximately six months from placement of order.
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Gos Aero wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Paul Monforton of Monforton Press.
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