On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:36:53 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote in
F_nof.631500$_o.44264@attbi_s71::

What do *you* want for Xmas this year?

A turbine powered Helio Stallion:
http://www.helioaircraft.com/ourplanes_stallion.htm
The Helio Stallion is a 10-place single-engine turboprop bush/utility
aircraft. The Stallion features a 750 shaft horsepower Pratt & Whitney
PT6A turbo-prop engine. The plane is designed to be fully maneuverable
and controllable at 37 knots and has a cruise speed of 175 knots. The
turbine engine allows the aircraft to be operated around the globe
without worries of avgas availability or cost. The new Helio Stallion
has an estimated useful load of 3,000 pounds and a range of over 1,000
nautical miles with standard fuel capacity. The Stallion is designed
for takeoff and landing distances under 350 feet while carrying 1,700
pounds of payload.


PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS

DIMENSIONS
Length overall - 39' 7"
Wing Span over tip tanks - 41' 9"
Height - 9' 3" (conventional gear) and 16' 7" (tricycle gear)

POWER PLANT
Engine Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 750 SHP
Propeller Hartzell 101 inch 3-blade, reversing

WEIGHT AND LOAD
Gross weight 6,100 lbs
Empty weight 3,100 lbs
Useful load 3,000 lbs
Seating Capacity 10
(pilot/passengers)

TAKEOFF DISTANCE
Sea Level, ISA
Ground run 320 feet
Distance over 50 ft 750 feet
RATE OF CLIMB
2,200 ft/min

SPEED
Minimum, Fully Maneuverable S.L. 37 kts
Maximum Cruise (at 10,000 ft.) 188 kts
Normal Cruise (13,000 ft. / 280 pph fuel burn) 175 kts
Long range cruise 140 kts

RANGE (long range cruise)
1,050 nm (223 U.S. Gallons - tip tanks installed)

SERVICE CEILING
29,000 ft.