Podcast: Belite’s New Pipper Super Light Aircraft

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Key Takeaways:

  • Belite Aircraft, known for producing extremely light aircraft, announced a new model at the 2017 Sport Aviation Expo.
  • The new aircraft design is constructed using aluminum honeycomb.
  • This material choice is significant as aluminum honeycomb is common in the aerospace industry but rarely used in light general aviation.
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Belite Aircraft, as the name implies, for many years has focused its energy on producing extremely light aircraft designs. At the 2017 Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring this week, company president James Wiebe announced a new model constructed of a material common in the aerospace industry but little used in light general aviation: aluminum honeycomb.

Duration: 7:00

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