Preceptor STOL King
{{Short description|American homebuilt STOL aircraft}}
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The Preceptor STOL King is an American STOL amateur-built aircraft that was designed and produced by Preceptor Aircraft, of Rutherfordton, North Carolina. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as plans or as a kit for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 115. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 65. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
Design and development
The STOL King features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit that is {{convert|32.5|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the wings of aluminum structure, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|31.5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|158.2|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and is fitted with flaps and leading edge slots. The wing is supported by "V"-struts and jury struts and can be folded for ground transportation or storage. Acceptable installed power is {{convert|75|to|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. Engines used include the {{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Volkswagen air-cooled engine, the {{convert|108|to|116|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-235 and the {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-320 four-stroke powerplants.
The aircraft has a stall speed of {{convert|15|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
Specifications (STOL King)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Preceptor-STOL-King/1819186 Photo of a Preceptor STOL King]
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