Barber Snark

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Barber Snark
Condor Scnark HA3-B (1).jpg
Role Light aircraft
National origin New Zealand
Manufacturer homebuilt
DesignerBill Barber
First flight1987
StatusProduction discontinued
Number builtabout 5
Tandem cockpit ZK-JEK NZAR 8861 (9244382019) (3).jpg
Tandem cockpit
Rear view ZK-JEK NZAR 8871 (9247161258) (3).jpg
Rear view
View showing small frontal area ZK-JEK NZAR 8867 (9244380001) (3).jpg
View showing small frontal area
Airborne Snark Condor Scnark HA3-B.jpg
Airborne Snark

The Barber Snark is a two-seater kit-plane, designed and built in New Zealand by Bill Barber. [1] It first flew in late 1987. Only some five aircraft have been built.

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Design and development

The Snark is a tricycle aircraft of composite construction. Its glider-like cockpit accommodates a pilot and passenger in tandem, the passenger sitting behind and higher than the pilot. The centrally mounted shoulder-wing lies behind the pilot, who has unrestricted visibility. The 80 hp (60 kW) Suzuki engine is sited behind the cockpit, driving a pusher propeller. Wing control surfaces on the third Snark were flaperons, while the fourth aircraft had conventional ailerons and flaps. [2] Above the propeller, and aft of the cockpit is a slender boom to the empennage comprising a T-tail with a high-mounted tailplane.

The Snark's tandem layout, its small frontal area, and its low wetted area mean that the aircraft has excellent performance, being able to cruise at over 110 knots despite having an engine output of only 80 bhp.

Reception

The Snark received positive reviews in the UK and NZ press. Former RNZAF Squadron Leader and aviation journalist Tim Cripps wrote in Pilot magazine, "this is the most enjoyable of the many aircraft I have flown - and that includes the Hunter". Similarly, David Laing, a former WWII pilot who built the fourth Snark, declared it to be "one of the nicest planes I've ever flown". [1]

Specifications (Barber Snark)

Data from Treweek [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Treweek, Phillip (3 October 2000). "Barber Snark". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Barber Snark HA/3". 1000aircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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