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in the mid-1970s with the intention of marketing it for
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156 mph (251 km/h, 136 kn) at sea level
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was a single-seat recreational aircraft built in the
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Index

Glen Beets
1973
United States
homebuilding
monoplane
tailwheel undercarriage
prototype
welder
Lou Stolp
Stolp Starduster
biplane
Airfoil
Volkswagen air-cooled engine



Taylor 1975
Taylor 1989
Taylor, John W. R.
ISBN
0-354-00521-9
aerofiles.com
Categories
1970s United States sport aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft manufactured in the United States
Aircraft first flown in 1973

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