Originally Posted by
exerauflyboy5
Anyone flown the Aztec? Im just lookin for some performance specs, flying characteristics, and trying to find out the typical crusing speed.
I can't remember much of the details however it is big, heavy, strong, burns a lot of gas and is made up of various car parts. The Aztec was originally designed to have a fabric covered fuselage but changed its mind mid-development and added metal over a welded tube structure. The results are a heavy but string plane. They come with a wide variety of engines.
Corrosion is an issue since the metal pipes are concealed by aluminum skin. Often you can not tell until the step falls off. If you are thinking of buying one and it has a loose step I would use caution.
In general it is a good plane however if you are planing to use it for instruction or as a time builder I would look at other twins instead. It is fun but very expensive to operate.
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