Articles
Plane and Pilot Mag - October 08
YIPPEE: Evolution Of A Thoroughbred
Ottawa Herald - 22 Jul 08
Old buddies have surprise encounter at Ottawa airport
MGC Aviation, Eastman Campus - 27 Nov 07
Stunt Pilot lands LoPresti "Fury" at GA Aviation Campus of MGC
General
Aviation News March 2007
"The LoPresti Fury, Roy LoPresti's last and most-admired design,
now has the iPod fully integrated into its systems. ..."
Aero-News Network February 2007
"LoPresti SpeedMerchants told ANN Wednesday its upcoming Fury single-engine,
retractable two-seat aircraft will offer an interesting and innovative
piece of technology: a fully-integrated Apple iPod digital audio recorder.
..."
New Mexico Economic Development August 2006
"Belen beat out 74 communities nationwide to be the new home of
the LoPresti Fury aircraft," said Economic Development Secretary
Rick Homans. ...
TCPalm: Business August 2006
Divisions: LoPresti Speed Merchants, LoPresti Engineering, LoPresti
Fleet Operations, LoPresti Speed Merchants, LoPresti Fury....
Vero
Beach Press Journal February 2005
Robb
Report December 2004
Plane
and Pilot Mag November 2004
Roy LoPresti’s vision of a fast, fun airplane is close to completion.
AOPA
April 2004
For its 2004 sweepstakes, AOPA tackling more than one engine for
the first time. The grand prize in the Win A Twin Sweepstakes (www.aopa.org/sweeps/)
will be a better-than-new 1965 Piper Twin Comanche. Work on the
engines and airframe is nearing completion, and include tip tanks
and every speed modification LoPresti makes for the Twin Comanche.
Plans for the panel are still being finalized, but currently include
a full Garmin avionics stack, S-Tec autopilot, Sandel EHSI, and
J.P. Instruments engine analyzer/fuel totalizer.
Plane
and Pilot Mag December 2003
The "late great Roy LoPresti " says that you can find
more speed just by removing weight.
Plane
and Pilot Mag October 2003
Roy found 7 mph from traveler to Tiger.
Plane
and Pilot Mag August 2003
"True to form, Roy LoPresti dedicated the Mooney 231 to speed.
Even the first models offered more performance for the horsepower
than any single-engine airplane ..."
Plane
and Pilot Mag March 2003
Roy's opinion on bonanza and roy as Tiger "guru".
American Yankee Association
2003 Race
Roy LoPresti Memorial Air Race.
Plane
and Pilot Mag April 2002
"Speed demon Roy LoPresti, an acknowledged expert at wringing
every knot of speed from virtually any airplane..."
General
Aviation News December 2001
Q&A
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‘We sell speed’: From Mooney to Piper to his current company,
Roy LoPresti has always made airplanes fly faster
Robyn Sclair
12/12/2001
General
Aviation News October 2001
Vintage LoPresti
Robyn Sclair
10/24/2001
Ask Roy LoPresti his philosophy about aviation, and he responds
with his corporate motto: "Life is Short … Fly FAST
Mooney
Pilot October 2000
Story on Speed Merchants Mooney cowling.
Hank Bruckner
September 1999
Got to chat with Roy LoPresti -- the guru who made the Grumman singles
so fast, the Mooneys even faster, and now has one of the slickest
personal fighters I've ever sat in. The LoPresti Fury (formerly
the SwiftFury) is a new rendition of an old theme--the Globe Swift--but
totally transformed into a modern, fast, and capable sport plane.
With 200 horses, it's a serious cross country machine as well. All
control surfaces are friction-less and beautifully balanced. One
can dream...
Swifts
in Print
1988 "SWIFTER THAN EAGLES" LoPresti Piper Unleashes the
Swiftfire. By Seth B. Golbey. AOPA Pilot Magazine, September, 1988.
Story about LoPresti's Swift with an Allison turboprop engine in
it.
1989 "SWIFTFURY" By Ron Grable. Plane & Pilot Magazine,
August, 1989. Photos by Rich Cox at Athens.
1990 "LOPRESTI/PIPER SWIFTFURY" "Is it a swift airplane?
No doubt about it. But many other questions need answers before
anyone cn buy one." By Nigel Moll. Flying Magazine, July, 1990.
Cover and article.
1990 "NOT-SO-MELLOW YELLOW" LoPresti Piper has put the
finishing touches on the SwiftFury prototype and now looks toward
certification. By Mark R. Twombly. AOPA Pilot Magazine, July, 1990.
Article on the LoPresti SwiftFury.
2000 LOPRESTI FURY Private century fighter, By Bill Cox, Photography
By James Lawrence. Plane & Pilot Magazine, April 2000. (LoPresti
Fury featured in the story was originally a Globe built GC-1A Swift
N80907 serial number 310.)
Plane
and Pilot Mag LoPresti Fury Specs
Mentions Roy.
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