Phantom X1, the Glossary
The Phantom X1 is a single-engined, tractor configuration, single seat, cable-braced high wing tricycle gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that is produced by Phantom Aeronautics of Three Rivers, Michigan and available in kit form.[1]
Table of Contents
31 relations: Aerobatics, Aileron, Aluminium, Bell Sidewinder, Fiberglass, Flightstar, G-force, Golden Gate Mosquito, Homebuilt aircraft, Hy-Tek Hurricane 103, Jabiru 2200, Kalamazoo, Michigan, King post, Polyethylene terephthalate, Rotax, Rotax 447, Rotax 503, Rotax 582, Rotax 912, Strut, Sun 'n Fun, Tandem, Three Rivers, Michigan, Tractor configuration, Tricycle landing gear, Two-stroke engine, Ultralight aircraft (United States), Ultralight aviation, United States, United States dollar, Worldwide Ultralite Spitfire.
Aerobatics
Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights.
Aileron
An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Bell Sidewinder
The Bell Sidewinder is an American ultralight aircraft, supplied as a kit for amateur construction. Phantom X1 and Bell Sidewinder are 1980s United States ultralight aircraft and Parasol-wing aircraft.
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Fiberglass
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.
Flightstar
The Flightstar is a large family of single and two-seat, high wing, single engined kit aircraft that was produced by Flightstar Sportplanes of South Woodstock, Connecticut. Phantom X1 and Flightstar are 1980s United States ultralight aircraft.
G-force
The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for grams).
Golden Gate Mosquito
The Golden Gate Mosquito is an American ultralight aircraft that was produced by Golden Gate Aviation. Phantom X1 and Golden Gate Mosquito are 1980s United States ultralight aircraft.
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Homebuilt aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity.
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Hy-Tek Hurricane 103
The Hy-Tek Hurricane 103 is a family of single-engined, high wing tricycle gear-equipped aircraft that were available in kit form from Hy-Tek Hurricane of Aurora, Oregon.
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Jabiru 2200
The Jabiru 2200 is a lightweight naturally aspirated, pushrod four-stroke, flat four, air-cooled aircraft engine produced by Jabiru Aircraft.
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo is a city in and the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
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King post
A king post (or king-post or kingpost) is a central vertical post used in architectural or bridge designs, working in tension to support a beam below from a truss apex above (whereas a crown post, though visually similar, supports items above from the beam below).
Polyethylene terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate (or poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibres for clothing, containers for liquids and foods, and thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fibre for engineering resins.
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Rotax
Rotax is the brand name for a range of internal combustion engines developed and manufactured by the Austrian company BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (until 2016 BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG), in turn owned by the Canadian Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP).
Rotax 447
The Rotax 447 is a, inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.
Rotax 503
The Rotax 503 is a, inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.
Rotax 582
The Rotax 582 is a two-stroke, two-cylinder, rotary intake valve, oil-in-fuel or oil injection pump, liquid-cooled, gear reduction-drive aircraft engine manufactured by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG.
Rotax 912
The Rotax 912 is a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, naturally-aspirated, four-stroke aircraft engine with a reduction gearbox.
Strut
A strut is a structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy.
Sun 'n Fun
Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo (officially styled SUN 'n FUN) is a nonprofit organization in Lakeland, Florida dedicated to the promotion of aviation education.
Tandem
Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction.
Three Rivers, Michigan
Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
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Tractor configuration
In aviation, the term tractor configuration refers to an aircraft constructed in the standard configuration with its engine mounted with the propeller in front of it so that the aircraft is "pulled" through the air.
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Tricycle landing gear
Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion.
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Two-stroke engine
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston (one up and one down movement) in one revolution of the crankshaft.
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Ultralight aircraft (United States)
Ultralight aircraft exist outside of the United States.
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Ultralight aviation
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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Worldwide Ultralite Spitfire
The Worldwide Ultralite Spitfire is an American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Fred Bell and manufactured by Worldwide Ultralite Industries and later by Don Ecker and Air Magic Ultralights of Houston, Texas. Phantom X1 and Worldwide Ultralite Spitfire are 1980s United States ultralight aircraft.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_X1
Also known as Phantom Classic, Phantom I-E, Phantom X-1, Phantom X1E, Phantom X2.