Questions tagged [extra-aircraft]
Use for aircraft manufactured by Extra Aircraft, e.g. Extra 300
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What are the black boots on this Extra 300's prop?
I normally think of black boots on a prop as being for de-icing. However, the Extra 300 is not suitable for known-icing conditions, or even IMC flight. (It's AFM says "Only VFR flights at day are ...
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What are these four tubes for in the intake for an Extra 300?
The fuel-injected engine has six cylinders, so it's not a "per-cylinder" thing nor is it related to a carburetor.
P.S. That screen is the entirety of the air filter. Apparently it's meant ...
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Why do aerobatic aircraft have separate tanks instead of a single acrotank?
I've been reading about fuel tanks in aerobatic planes such as the Extra 330, Edge 540, XA41 and I don't really understand why in the Extra 330 there are separated center tanks and an acrotank instead ...
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