Wings of Freedom Flitplane
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Template:Wikidata image| Flitplane | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight aircraftTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Wings of Freedom |
| Designer | Ed Fisher |
| First flight | 1995 |
| Introduction | 1995 |
| Status | Production ended (2019) |
| Number built | 50 (Dec 2011)[1] |
The Wings of Freedom Flitplane is an American single-seat, high-wing, single-engine ultralight aircraft that is available as a kit aircraft or as plans for amateur construction from Wings of Freedom of Hubbard, Ohio.[1][2][3][4]
The Flitplane was designed as a low-cost aircraft with the look of an antique aircraft design for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category with its maximum Script error: No such module "convert". empty weight requirement.[3][5]
In late 2019 the company website had been taken down and it is likely that production had ended.[6]
Development
The Flitplane was designed in 1995 by Ed Fisher who also designed the Skylite ultralight and the Micro-Mong home-built aircraft. The design was acquired by Joe Naylor and Mark W. Klotz who formed Wings of Freedom Aviation Inc. in 1996 to develop the design and market it.[7]
Naylor and Klotz made many changes to the design but retained the antique look of the aircraft and its distinctive large triangular windshield.[2]
The Flitplane's fuselage is fabricated from a welded truss of 4130 steel tubing. The Script error: No such module "convert". wings are of aluminum "ladder-type" construction, are strut-braced and utilize jury struts. The fuel tank is integrated into the wing centre-section. The wings and tail are covered in doped aircraft fabric. The engine is mounted in front of the high wing, above the cockpit. The original powerplant was a Script error: No such module "convert". Cuyuna 460 engine, with a Script error: No such module "convert". Rotax 447 optional. Later engine options added included the Script error: No such module "convert". Hirth F-33, the Script error: No such module "convert". Zanzottera MZ 201 and the Kawasaki 440 Script error: No such module "convert". engine.[2][4]
The conventional landing gear is suspended using fibreglass axles. The tailwheel is steerable. The controls are conventional three-axis and include full-span ailerons. The large, flat-plate triangular windshield protects the pilot from the propeller blast and has distinctive cut-outs for the rudder pedals.[2][4]
The Flitplane is available as plans, a complete kit, partial kits or as a finished and ready-to-fly aircraft. The company claims that the aircraft can be built from the kit in 100 hours or 500 hours from plans.[2][5]
Specifications (Flitplane)
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General characteristics
- Crew: one
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See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Aero-Works Aerolite 103
- Ameri-Cana Eureka
- Avid Champion
- Beaujon Mach .07
- Beaujon Enduro
- Birdman WT-11 Chinook
- Chotia Gypsy
- Fisher Avenger
- Flightstar
- Hummel Bird
- ISON Airbike
- Skystar Kitfox Lite
- Spectrum RX-28 Beaver
References
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- ↑ a b Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 76. Belvoir Publications. Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".
- ↑ a b c d e Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-19. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Template:ISBN
- ↑ a b Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 295. BAI Communications. Template:ISBN
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