News Tipoffs - Minnesota Editors Newsletter for Sunday April 07, 2024 ( 1 items ) |
Civil Air Patrol: Silvered Wings - Helio U-10D/HT-295 Super Courier
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news:
Helio U-10D / HT-295 Super Courier N5072K
Capacity: two
Length: 30 feet 8 inches
Maximum speed: 170 mph
Cruise speed: 160 mph
Range: 1,090 miles
Service ceiling: 20,500 feet
The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light STOL (short takeoff and landing) utility aircraft designed in 1949.
The Helio Aircraft Co. manufactured around 500 of these aircraft in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954-1974.
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