The CJ-1 Starlet's structure is primarily wood and finished with fabric. A variety of engine types have been used, including 50 to 80 hp (37 to 60 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engines, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200.[1][2]
The aircraft is built from plans, although some parts are available as well.[2] Additionally Aircraft Spruce & Specialty offer materials kits for the design.[3]
corby, starlet, corby, starlet, single, seat, amateur, built, aeroplane, designed, 1960s, australian, aeronautical, engineer, john, corby, starlet, toowoomba, airshow, 2007, role, homebuilt, aircraftdesigner, john, corbyintroduction, 1973design, development, e. The Corby CJ 1 Starlet is a single seat amateur built aeroplane designed in the 1960s by Australian aeronautical engineer John Corby 1 2 StarletCorby Starlet at Toowoomba Airshow May 2007 Role Homebuilt aircraftDesigner John C CorbyIntroduction 1973Design and development EditThe CJ 1 Starlet s structure is primarily wood and finished with fabric A variety of engine types have been used including 50 to 80 hp 37 to 60 kW Volkswagen air cooled engines the 80 hp 60 kW Rotax 912UL and the 85 hp 63 kW Jabiru 2200 1 2 The aircraft is built from plans although some parts are available as well 2 Additionally Aircraft Spruce amp Specialty offer materials kits for the design 3 Variants EditCJ 1 Base model made from wood 1 2 CM 2 Model built from aluminium sheet developed in New Zealand 1 2 Specifications typical EditGeneral characteristics Crew one pilot Length 4 5 m 14 ft 9 in Wingspan 5 72 m 18 ft 6 in Wing area 6 4 m2 69 sq ft Empty weight 230 kg 500 lb Gross weight 340 kg 750 lb Powerplant 1 Volkswagen air cooled engine or Jabiru 2200 52 64 kW 70 85 hp Performance Maximum speed 260 km h 160 mph 140 kn Range 685 km 425 mi 369 nmi Rate of climb 5 6 m s 1 100 ft min References Edit a b c d Bayerl Robby Martin Berkemeier et al World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011 12 page 98 WDLA UK Lancaster UK 2011 ISSN 1368 485X a b c d e Tacke Willi Marino Boric et al World Directory of Light Aviation 2015 16 page 104 Flying Pages Europe SARL 2015 ISSN 1368 485X Aircraft Spruce amp Specialty 2017 Corby Starlet CJ 1 Retrieved 2 April 2017 Taylor John W R 1976 Jane s All The World s Aircraft 1976 1977 London Jane s Yearbooks ISBN 0 354 00538 3 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 269 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corby Starlet Corby Starlet This article on an aircraft of the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corby Starlet amp oldid 1016759782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
