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September 01, 2010
- Dallas-based IndUS Aviation continues to move forward with the
production of the single engine Thorpedo Light Sport Aircraft. Under the
new partnership, the Thorpedo Light Sport Aircraft will be manufactured
and assembled in
This unprecedented
partnership puts IndUS in a unique collaboration with the Chinese
government and private industry in central |
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Thorpedo Light
Sport Aircraft, depending on configuration has an empty weight 750 LBS
with a gross weight of 1270 LBS. The aircraft is powered by Jabiru 120
HP 6 cylinders, the Jabiru 85 HP 4 cylinder, or the Continental 0-200,
100 HP.
The Thorpedo
Special Light Sport Aircraft is derived from the 1945 Type Certified
Thorp T-211. John Thorp, a Lockheed engineer, designed this as a primary
military trainer.
Thorp constructed
eight prototypes, and had the design certified by the FAA, but was
unable to find a foothold in the Cessna-dominated post-war |