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- Verilite_Sunbird abstract "The Verilite Model 100 Sunbird was a low-cost light aircraft developed in the United States in the 1980s. It was developed by De Vore Aviation, a company that manufactures aircraft components, as a first foray into aircraft manufacturing. When initiated in 1983, the goal of the project was to create a two-seat light aircraft that could be sold for less than $US 20,000. Additionally, it was hoped that the Sunbird operating costs would be half that of a conventional two-seat aircraft. Funding for the project became available in 1985, and the Verilite subsidiary was created to develop the concept. The design was unconventional: a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with the single engine fitted in pusher configuration at the rear of the wing, and the empennage carried on an aluminum boom. The pilot and a single passenger sat side by side in a fully enclosed cockpit, and fixed, tricycle undercarriage was fitted. Originally simply dubbed the \"Affordable Airplane\", the name \"Sundancer\" was chosen as the winner of a public competition, and later changed to \"Sunbird\".Verilite worked together with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center to correct a serious flaw in the design when tests with a radio-controlled model saw the aircraft enter a spin following a stall. Adding droops to the outboard halves of the leading edges eliminated the problem and rendered the Sunbird \"unspinnable\".The first flight was originally anticipated in May 1986 and type certification by mid 1987. However, taxiing trials did not commence until February 1987 and the first attempt to fly the aircraft, on 18 April, resulted in a crash immediately after take-off. The NTSB report on the accident noted that the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude after leaving ground effect, and that although the engine was rated at 60 hp, it could only deliver 40 hp.The aircraft was rebuilt, in the process losing 150 lb (68 kg) of structural weight, and the engine was modified to deliver 70 hp. In this form, the Sunbird flew successfully on 5 October 1987. The projected cost of the aircraft had increased to $22,000 by 1985 and to $24,000 by 1987. Certification was now expected by mid-1989. Financing the project had proved difficult, however, with Gilbert De Vore personally contributing 75% of the $1 million spent on the project by the end of 1986. De Vore had plans to make a public offering to raise between $1 million and $25 million to fund the rest of the development and certification program, and would need further finance to establish production. In the event, however, development was cancelled, and no further Sunbirds were built.".
- Verilite_Sunbird numberBuilt "1".
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageExternalLink 1985%20-%202936.html.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageExternalLink 1986%20-%203084.html.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageExternalLink 1987%20-%202217.html.
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- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageLength "8626".
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageOutDegree "9".
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageRevisionID "668329661".
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLink Armstrong_Flight_Research_Center.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLink Category:United_States_civil_utility_aircraft_1980–1989.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLink Emdair_CF-092.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLink Flight_International.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLink Ground_effect_(aerodynamics).
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLink NASA.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLink National_Transportation_Safety_Board.
- Verilite_Sunbird wikiPageWikiLinkText "Verilite Sunbird".
- Verilite_Sunbird capacity "1".
- Verilite_Sunbird climbRateFtmin "670".
- Verilite_Sunbird climbRateMs "3.4".
- Verilite_Sunbird crew "One pilot".
- Verilite_Sunbird emptyWeightKg "345".
- Verilite_Sunbird emptyWeightLb "760".
- Verilite_Sunbird eng1Hp "70".
- Verilite_Sunbird eng1Kw "52".
- Verilite_Sunbird eng1Number "1".
- Verilite_Sunbird eng1Type Emdair_CF-092.
- Verilite_Sunbird firstFlight "1987-10-05".
- Verilite_Sunbird grossWeightKg "567".
- Verilite_Sunbird grossWeightLb "1250".
- Verilite_Sunbird heightFt "8".
- Verilite_Sunbird heightIn "4".
- Verilite_Sunbird heightM "2.54".
- Verilite_Sunbird lengthFt "23".
- Verilite_Sunbird lengthIn "8".
- Verilite_Sunbird lengthM "7.21".
- Verilite_Sunbird manufacturer "Verilite".
- Verilite_Sunbird maxSpeedKmh "206".
- Verilite_Sunbird maxSpeedMph "128".
- Verilite_Sunbird metOrEng%3F_ "eng".
- Verilite_Sunbird nationalOrigin "United States".
- Verilite_Sunbird numberBuilt "1".
- Verilite_Sunbird rangeKm "740".
- Verilite_Sunbird rangeMiles "460".
- Verilite_Sunbird ref "Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987–88, p.529".
- Verilite_Sunbird spanFt "32".
- Verilite_Sunbird spanIn "0".
- Verilite_Sunbird spanM "9.75".
- Verilite_Sunbird type "Utility aircraft".
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- Verilite_Sunbird wingAreaSqft "135".
- Verilite_Sunbird wingAreaSqm "12.6".
- Verilite_Sunbird subject Category:United_States_civil_utility_aircraft_1980–1989.
- Verilite_Sunbird hypernym Aircraft.
- Verilite_Sunbird type Aircraft.
- Verilite_Sunbird type MeanOfTransportation.
- Verilite_Sunbird type Product.
- Verilite_Sunbird type DesignedArtifact.
- Verilite_Sunbird type Thing.
- Verilite_Sunbird type Q11436.
- Verilite_Sunbird comment "The Verilite Model 100 Sunbird was a low-cost light aircraft developed in the United States in the 1980s. It was developed by De Vore Aviation, a company that manufactures aircraft components, as a first foray into aircraft manufacturing. When initiated in 1983, the goal of the project was to create a two-seat light aircraft that could be sold for less than $US 20,000. Additionally, it was hoped that the Sunbird operating costs would be half that of a conventional two-seat aircraft.".
- Verilite_Sunbird label "Verilite Sunbird".
- Verilite_Sunbird sameAs Q7921336.
- Verilite_Sunbird sameAs m.05b4t5j.
- Verilite_Sunbird sameAs Q7921336.
- Verilite_Sunbird wasDerivedFrom Verilite_Sunbird?oldid=668329661.
- Verilite_Sunbird isPrimaryTopicOf Verilite_Sunbird.