Dakota Hawk | |
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Fischer Dakota Hawk | |
Role | Kit aircraft |
National origin | Canada |
Manufacturer | Fisher Flying Products |
First flight | 1993 |
Introduction | 1993 |
Number built | 25 (2004) [1] |
The Fisher Dakota Hawk is a Canadian side-by-side two-seat, conventional landing gear, single-engined, high-wing monoplane kit aircraft designed for construction by amateur builders. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Fisher Flying Products was originally based in Edgeley, North Dakota, USA but the company is now located in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The Dakota Hawk was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the United States in 1993 and was intended to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built category, although it qualifies as ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as Canada. It also qualifies as US Experimental Light Sport Aircraft. [2] [4]
The construction of the Dakota Hawk is of wood, with a wooden geodesic-construction fuselage and an I-beam wing spar. The wings, tail and fuselage are covered with doped aircraft fabric. The aircraft wing has "V" struts and jury struts. The Dakota Hawk's main landing gear uses bungee suspension with hydraulic brakes and wheel pants available as options. The tail wheel is steerable and the wings fold for storage or trailering. The company claims an amateur builder can complete either aircraft from the kit in 600 hours. [1] [2] [4]
The specified engines for the Dakota Hawk include the following four-stroke aircraft engines: [1] [2] [4] [5] [6]
Data from Company website, AeroCrafter & Kitplanes [1] [2] [3] [4]
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