[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Wayne Hadley in his turbo Raven, 1600 lb and 2800 lbs of thrust, could go into a vertical climb, throttle back and stop, hanging on the prop thrust, and then continue climbing vertically.

Sigh... The 1600lbs. figure you quote is empty weight. That means it doesn't include fuel or pilot. Now, add 150 gallons of jet-a (7lbs/gal = 1050lbs) + 200Lb. pilot and the RTF weight was 2800lbs. Ta-daa!! Welcome to show biz! ;-)

And, when did Wayne Handley built and fly his Turbo Raven for the first time? 1998. When did it crash? 1999.

So much for seeing "pilots performing this at airshows in the 1980s and 1990s".

[Niteflyr]

Sigh... The 1600lbs. figure you quote is empty weight. That means it doesn't include fuel or pilot. Now, add 150 gallons of jet-a (7lbs/gal = 1050lbs) + 200Lb. pilot and the RTF weight was 2800lbs. Ta-daa!! Welcome to show biz! ;-)

Oh yeah...and then there's that...LOL!

[Prokopton]

“Sigh... The 1600lbs. figure you quote is empty weight. That means it doesn’t include fuel or pilot. Now, add 150 gallons of jet-a (7lbs/gal = 1050lbs) + 200Lb. pilot and the RTF weight was 2800lbs. Ta-daa!! Welcome to show biz! ;-)”

Wecome to the internet. Most of us know how to do basic research before we post.

“With a performance weight of 1,900 pounds and 2,800 pounds of thrust, the Turbo Raven could climb straight up, stop in the vertical line, and then accelerate straight up again.”

http://www.waynehandley.com/index.html