Fisher Culex

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Fisher Culex
RoleTwo-seat recreational monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Fisher Flying Products
StatusKit production completed

The Fisher Culex and Culite are a family of American two-seat, twin-engined monoplanes. The aircraft is supplied in the form of blueprints for amateur construction, originally by Fisher Flying Products and now by Mike Fisher Aircraft. [1] [2]

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Development

Both designs are mid-wing monoplanes, constructed predominantly from wood, with tandem seating for two, with fixed conventional landing gear. [1] Empty weights for finished aircraft are typically 950 to 1,000 lb (431 to 454 kg). The designer indicates that the inspiration for the design was the Second World War deHavilland Mosquito bomber. [1] [2] [3]

Variants

Culex
Twin engine, mid-wing monoplane powered by two 80 hp (60 kW) Limbach 2000 four-stroke piston engines. [1]
Culite
Twin engine, mid-wing monoplane powered by two 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 two-stroke piston engines. [4]

Specifications (typical Culex)

Data from Taylor [1] & Buy Planes [3]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Taylor 1996, p. 489
  2. 1 2 Fisher, Mike, The Culex Aircraft, retrieved 21 February 2015]
  3. 1 2 Buy Planes (2009). "Fisher Culex" . Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  4. Lambert, 1991 p 536.

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