08 July 2009

THE AIRCAM






i discovered this marvelous aircraft in the lastest issue of AOPA Pilot magazine. the AirCam is unlike any other flying platform -- a taildragger with fore-and-aft seating for two people, but the primary pilot's seat is so far forward of the wings, and there is so little fuselage (other than a small windshield) surrounding him/her, that the view is virtually 360 degrees. with so much sensory exposure to the air, the experience is compared to riding a motorcycle in the sky -- though with much more safety, since small planes don't have to contend with nearly as much traffic as bikes do. this is a low-and-slow machine, designed as a photography platform, for sightseeing, and the general joy of flight. check it out.






2 comments:

  1. Love to see that airplane...
    How much is it cost you?

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  2. if you click on the AirCam link, the website tells you -- it is a kit plane, so you can do it yourself for around $90,000, or they will assemble it for your for around $100,000.

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