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IndUS -- Thorpedo
Made in the USA, the IndUS Thorpedo is a storied American design (hint: the 1950s version was the predecessor to the Piper Cherokee). Now the Texas company builds it with the potent 120-hp Jabiru 3300 to make it a performer designer John Thorp never envisioned. This all-metal design has the mmost interesting wing structure among SLSA. |
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IndUS Aviation -- Thorpedo (2010)
One the most proven airframe designs in all of Light-Sport Aviation is the T-211 series from Dallas, Texas-based IndUS Avation. In this video of the Thorpedo -- the more powerful version with the Jabiru 3300 engine -- marketing man Scott Severin helps us visualize the changes to make the airplane better accommodate larger occupants. In addition, they have an instrument-training panel that flight schools might find compelling. |
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Thorpedo
"IndUS - Thorpedo"
by Dan Johnson.
Published in EAA Sport Pilot & Light Sport Aircraft Magazine,
February, 2005.
Pilot Report begins: All Revved and Everywhere to Go This vintage design with a big Jabiru engine is an impressive performer. Since its reintroduction to the aviation community by IndUS Aviation, John Thorp's T-211 is generating more attention than at any time since he first designed the airplane. While John worked on large aircraft, like the Navy patrol bomber P2V Neptune, he focused most of his career on small, sporty aircraft. He began designing a two-place light aircraft in the 1930s. By the 1950s his T-10 Sky Skooter
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Spiffy New Thorpedo...IndUS Aviation's LP Series, 02/08/2008
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"Refresh '08," IndUS Promotes Two Revised Models, 12/30/2007
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AOPA's Hartford Expo Has Generous Count of LSA, 10/04/2007
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LAMA Audits of SLSA Continue; Board Expanded, 08/04/2007
SPLOG begins: In a year of facilitating independent audits for Special Light-Sport Aircraft, LAMA, the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, completed reviews of six companies: IndUS (Thorpedo); Jihlavan (Kappa KP-5); Aeropro (EuroFox); Flight Design (CT); Czech |
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Nose Job and New Boots for Thorpedo LP, 02/15/2007
SPLOG begins: How to extract more performance from a 60-year-old design? How about a nose job? Pilots understand a smoother shape lends more speed to a design, but you may not sense the total gain possible without adding horsepower or burning more fuel. General aviation |
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Thorpedo Gets a Boost From Speed Merchant LoPresti, 01/07/2007
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Thorpedo Flying 8,000 Miles in Charity Fund Raiser, 09/29/2006
SPLOG begins: Preston Bentley had a plan. He wanted to honor a good friend, raise money for a worthy charity, and do plenty of Light-Sport Aircraft flying. The 26-year-old Private Pilot is presently 12 days into an 8,000-mile flight. Preston is flying a Thorpedo donated |
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"Seal of Approval"...IndUS Audited Successfully, 07/20/2006
SPLOG begins: Some folks wonder about the new Statement of Compliance to ASTM standards. Is this a true certification system? FAA doesn't do the certification, so how do we know it means anything? Good questions. A manufacturer certifies their airplane. A Designated |
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IndUS Aviation's Hot Thorpedo, 03/04/2005
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