Redhawk 101

Thursday, August 01, 2013 at 10:41 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The Redbird Redhawk aircraft is uniquely designed with instructional text printed directly on its fuselage and components, intended to make the airplane itself a teaching tool for aviation.
A primary technical feature of the RedHawk is its Centurion 2.0 diesel engine (now owned by Continental Motors), which exclusively uses JET-A fuel.
The article presents a humorous photo gallery, using witty captions to highlight various aircraft parts and the playful nature of the RedHawk's on-board educational markings.

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Redbird’s Redhawk features instructional text right on the fuselage.

**The idea is for the airplane to do some of the teaching itself. Fun and fanciful it is: RedHawk 101. **

**The most noteworthy feature of the RedHawk is the Centurion 2.0 diesel engine, now owned and sold by Continental Motors. **

**No explanation required. **

Well, it does sound better than “fuselage number.”

**Especially if it’s spinning. **

**Sextant not included. **

**Unless you’re in knife-edge flight, that is. **

The nav antenna is apparently connected to . . . the beacon?

**But a little application can give a nice lift, too. **

**French roll device. **

**It’s nice to have a direction in life. **

Do British PICs fly from this seat?

**But don’t leave the dog in there on layovers. **

**Useful info. Step up and smell the kerosene. **

**Physics humor. **

**Activates automatically when you crash, or wash the plane. **

tie down.jpg — **You tie up the plane with the tie down loop, which is up. **

pitot tube.jpg — **In case you wondered how “tube” was pronounced. Sounds French. **

landing light.jpg — **If it’s bright, you just found the light. **

**Under-placarded. This should have a foot-high JET-A ONLY sign. ** Read more about Redbird’s Skyhawk project here.

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