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North Korean KARI "FireFly"<br/>
 
North Korean KARI "FireFly"<br/>
The Firefly was a very unique "Velocity", built by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Aerospace_Research_Institute KARI] as a design study out of several kits.  It was featured in this [http://n44vf.velocityxl.com/articles/views/VV_4Q2002_firefly.pdf Velocity Views article].  This is also the aircraft that Gus McLeod used to try and fly non-stop to the south pole and back in association with [http://www.fau.edu/solopoletopole/about.htm Florida Atlantic University].  For that flight the airplane was heavily modified with assistance from the factory, with long-range fuel tanks, etc.  HL-EBD is a retractable version of the FireFly based in South Korea.  N2059U has been deregistered, perhaps rebadged N90NS, maybe for Gus' attempt on the pole?
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The Firefly was a very unique "Velocity", built by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Aerospace_Research_Institute KARI] as a design study out of several kits.  It was featured in this [http://www.velocityxl.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=103 Velocity Views article].  This is also the aircraft that Gus McLeod used to try and fly non-stop to the south pole and back in association with [http://www.fau.edu/solopoletopole/about.htm Florida Atlantic University].  For that flight the airplane was heavily modified with assistance from the factory, with long-range fuel tanks, etc.  HL-EBD is a retractable version of the FireFly based in South Korea.  N2059U has been deregistered, perhaps rebadged N90NS, maybe for Gus' attempt on the pole?
  
 
Airworthiness Date: 06/17/2002 <br/>
 
Airworthiness Date: 06/17/2002 <br/>

Revision as of 00:10, 20 July 2012

North Korean KARI "FireFly"

The Firefly was a very unique "Velocity", built by KARI as a design study out of several kits. It was featured in this Velocity Views article. This is also the aircraft that Gus McLeod used to try and fly non-stop to the south pole and back in association with Florida Atlantic University. For that flight the airplane was heavily modified with assistance from the factory, with long-range fuel tanks, etc. HL-EBD is a retractable version of the FireFly based in South Korea. N2059U has been deregistered, perhaps rebadged N90NS, maybe for Gus' attempt on the pole?

Airworthiness Date: 06/17/2002
Builder: KARA

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