{"id":1016,"date":"2019-12-05T21:44:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T21:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=1016"},"modified":"2022-11-08T05:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:07:15","slug":"helton-lark","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/helton-lark\/","title":{"rendered":"Helton Lark"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Helton Lark 95<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Helton-Lark.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Helton-Lark.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Helton Lark 95\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This aircraft is not currently on public display.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Helton Lark is the result of one of several brief attempts to turn the World War II era Culver PQ-8 target drone into a civilian sport plane.\u00a0 Despite the aircraft\u2019s good speed and handling the low payload of less than 600 pounds resulted in a very limited interest in the aircraft.\u00a0 The Lark Aviation Company in Tracy, California was the first to attempt to manufacture the aircraft.\u00a0 Beginning in 1961, two years of redesign and testing resulted in a modernized and improved aircraft with plywood covered wings in place of fabric, a fiberglass cowling, sliding canopy, and aerodynamic improvements.\u00a0 Production began and ended in 1963.\u00a0 In 1965, the Helton Aircraft Corporation of Mesa, Arizona acquired the rights to the Lark 95 and began production late in 1966.\u00a0 Production continued into the first part of 1967 when the final attempt at producing the Lark ended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>26ft 11 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>17 ft 8 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>6 ft 10 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>1,475 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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