The T-211 is a light aircraft designed in the US by John Thorp in 1945. It is a low-wing monoplane of conventional layout with a fixed tricycle undercarriage and a sliding canopy. John Thorp developed the Sky Scooter with lessons learned from developing the Lockheed Little Dipper project in 1944.[1] It bears some family resemblance to the Piper Cherokee,[clarification needed] a design that Thorp later significantly contributed to.
Thorp constructed eight prototypes, had the design certified by the FAA but was unable to find a foothold in the Cessna-dominated post-war US market. The original prototypes were powered by a 65 hp Lycoming engine.[1] Novel features of the Sky Skooter include an all-movable horizontal stabilizer and externally ribbed wings and tailplane. The wings were corrugated to impart stiffness, each wing needing only three internal ribs. This feature simplified construction, reduced the number of rivits (and weight), and helped control the spanwise flow of air over the wings. [1] The T-211 was developed with a 90-horsepower Continental upgrade in 1953. 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 or T-211 Aero Sport built in Sturgis Kentucky, but only sold overseas or to part 141 operations due to current liability laws.[2] The kits were then manufactured by AD Aerospace in the United Kingdom and Venture Light Aircraft in the United States.
^"Tomorrows Trainer Yesterday?". Air Progress. October 1991.
^ abBayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12, page 60 and 90. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 92. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1982). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN0-7106-0748-2.
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FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the AD Aerospace T-211
October 21, 2023
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