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The aircraft: Although there are various types of aircraft suitable for banner-towing they have to have stable flying characteristics, sufficient power to overcome the substantial drag created by a banner streaming behind the aircraft and they must be equipped with a quick-release hook at the tail.
Aircraft towing a banner with a marriage proposal. Another form of skywriting is using an aircraft to tow a banner, a medium that has been popular in the United States for decades. It is usually practiced in coastal areas, where aircraft can fly at low levels past crowded beaches. Banner towing is a popular way to make a romantic marriage proposal.
A number of Lockwood XP503s have been reported to have exceeded 3000 hours and one Drifter used for banner towing exceeded 10,000 flight hours. [2] [3] In reviewing the Drifter, Andre Cliche said: The outstanding aspect of the Drifter is its totally unobstructed view. The pilot sits on the boom tube with all the hardware behind him.
During 1953, Fred Weick was approached by Piper to become a consultant on the agricultural version of the PA-18, the PA-18A, in particular to design and test a distributor for dust and seeds. [1] A few weeks later, Piper sponsored Texas A&M University to design a dedicated agricultural aircraft based on the AG-1 but to use as many PA-18A and PA ...
The 8GCBC Scout is a two-seat, high-wing, single-engined fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane that entered production in the United States in 1974. Designed for personal and commercial use, it is commonly found in utility roles such as bush flying—thanks to its short takeoff and landing (STOL) ability—as well as agriculture, pipeline patrol, and glider and banner towing.
Military version of Gabier/Rallye 235. SOCATA Gaillard Rallye 180 renamed SOCATA Galérien Glider tug or banner-towing version of the Rallye 180 SOCATA Gabier renamed Rallye 235 SOCATA ST.60 Rallye 7 Enlarged 7-seat version, 300 hp (220 kW) Lycoming IO-540-K engine, two prototypes built. [7] Waco Minerva Sales of the Rallye Minerva in the USA
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It can be flown on floats and has been used for banner towing. [1] Construction is of bolted aluminium tube, with the flying surfaces covered in pre-sewn Dacron envelopes. The kit takes about 150–250 hours to assemble. [1] [2] The standard engine is the Rotax 582 of 64 hp (48 kW), with the four-stroke 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912 optional. [1]