Posts Tagged ‘sherpa’
April 24th, 2014
The old song, “You can’t have one without the other”, pretty much sums up the recent development in the design requirements for the latest 8 place 650T turbine slated for delivery to Alaska. As crazy as it may seem, we made some aerodynamic design change improvements to the wing and flap system to improve the…
Read MoreSherpa’s First Pull Test
Certainly no lack of power shown here with Sherpa’s first pull test measuring 2675 pounds of static thrust with the powerful combination of Honeywell’s 331-5 turbine engine and the 116 inch 3 blade Hartzell propeller.
Read More650T Sherpa Prototype Initial Test Flight
Company founders Byron Root and Glen Gordon stand two the right of well know Alaska bush pilot Paul Claus who is about to make his initial flight test of the original 650T Sherpa prototype. His full report can be viewed in the Video section.
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