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Skytruck Utility Airplane

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Skytruck Utility Airplane

Found it on youtube and can't find any other info on it. Interesting bird for sure. The long spindly tail spring and the 5,000+ continuous engine rpm are kinda iffy, but hell, the rest looks pretty good!

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Re: Skytruck Utility Airplane

According to the registration it was first built in 1996 by the Skytruck Aircraft Corporation of Jacksonville. The third notice to renew has been sent.
I did a search for Skytruck and only came up with a twin engine production airplane produced by PZL in Poland.
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Re: Skytruck Utility Airplane

I like that cargo door. I see uses in my operations.
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Re: Skytruck Utility Airplane

Looks like a 185 or clone experimental 185 -believe they call it a Cyclone Fuselage -different wings -2 struts and the sliding door. Engine sound in video sounds strange -maybe a auto engine .If it was built and flown in Jacksonville ,Fla. that's near sea level and I suspect very lightly loaded -1 pilot and half fuel or so.Tail wheel is very tall to give almost level attitude at rest -like 182 .Interesting airplane for individual use -like to see it up close and load it up and see what it would do.
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Re: Skytruck Utility Airplane

The info on the video mentioned it has a V8 engine, and the video poster said it's not a Cyclone. That cargo door would be nice on a 185!
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