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            Foxtrot 4 
      
      
        
      
        
            
              
            
            This is a new and and very 
            promising aircraft.  
        
            
            Foxtrot 4 Initial Flight Report 
            Pilot: Denny Funnemark   
            Experience: 2,000 hrs  
            Type A/C: Military: F-4, F-5, 
            F-15   
            Airline: Saab 340 General: 
            C-172, Luscombe,  
            Experimental: Tango 2, 
            Foxtrot 4 
            
            The Foxtrot 4 first flew on 
            December 23, 2002. As of May 2003, Team Tango test pilot Denny 
            Funnemark has accumulated over 35 hours of time on the aircraft. The speeds listed below are 
            estimates based on wheel pants being installed on the aircraft. The 
            Foxtrot 4 presently does not have wheel pants installed. Based on 
            the speed increase on the Tango, the addition of these items should 
            give the same 15 to 20 MPH increase to the speeds recorded during 
            testing. The Foxtrot 4 is light in pitch 
            with good stability. Roll is a little heavier than the Tango, but 
            nimble compared to a Cessna 172 and quite stable. In cruise, the 
            nose pretty much stays where you put it with very little trim 
            necessary, making it a nice cross country platform. The Foxtrot 4 stalls gently at 
            62 MPH at 2,800 lbs, full flaps. Slow flight is easy at 75MPH. 
            
             
              
               
               
               specifications 
 
              
                
                powerplant 
                propeller 
                length 
                height 
                wing span 
                wing area 
                seats 
                empty weight 
                
                useful load 
                gross weight 
                fuel capacity 
                range | 
                
                
                  
                  Lycoming IO-360   IO-540  
      
      
                  
                  260hp 
                x 
                
      
                  
                  24.8ft 
                
      
                  
                  7.25ft 
                
      
                  
                  32ft 
                
      
                  
                  128sq ft 
                
      
                  
                  4 
                
      
                  
                  1,400 lb 
                
      
                  
                  1,200 lb 
                
      
                  
                  2,600 lb 
                
      
                  
                  108 US gal 
                
      
                  
                  1,800miles | 
               
             
            
            performance 
            
             
            
              
                
                takeoff distance, 
                ground roll 
                rate of climb 
                max speed 
                cruise speed 
                landing distance, ground roll 
                
                
                service ceiling | 
                
                x 
                
      
                  
                  3,000ft/min 
                
      
                  
                  230mph 
                
      
                  
                  218mph 
                x 
                
      
                  
                  24,000ft | 
               
             
            
            limiting and recommended speeds
             
            
              
                
                design manoeuvring speed (Va) 
                never exceed speed (Vne) 
                stall, power off (Vsl) 
                landing approach speed  | 
                
                
                x 
                
      
                  
                  245mph 
                
      
                  
                  58mph 
                x | 
               
             
            All specifications are based on manufacturer's 
            calculations 
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