Fisher Flying Products

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Fisher Flying Products
TypePrivate company
Industry Aerospace
Founded1984
FounderMike Fisher and Wayne Ison [1]
Headquarters
Dorchester, Ontario
,
Canada
Key people
Gene and Darlene Jackson-Hanson, owners 1984-2007 [2]
Paul Riedlinger, owner 2007-2014.
Dave Hertner owner 2014-2022
Arun Modgil owner 2022-present [3]
Products Kit aircraft
Website fisherflying.com

Fisher Flying Products is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that produces kits for a wide line of light aircraft. The company's kits all feature wooden construction with aircraft fabric covering. Many of the designs are reproductions of classic aircraft, such as the company's 80% Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth that is based upon the de Havilland Tiger Moth. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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History

Founded by Michael E. Fisher and Wayne Ison in the early 1980s as Lite Flite Inc, Aero Visions and later Fisher Aero Corporation, ownership of Fisher Flying Products was later passed to Gene and Darlene Jackson-Hanson in 1984. The company was originally based in South Webster, Ohio and later Edgeley, North Dakota, USA. In 2007 the Jackson-Hansons decided to sell the company and retire. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [3] [9]

The company was purchased by Paul Riedlinger and moved to Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. By early 2009 the new owner had re-established the manufacturing operation and commenced producing kits, starting with the Dakota Hawk and the FP-202. By late 2009 all kits were once again available. [3] [10]

The first two designs the company built were the Fisher Flyer, which incorporated a new fuselage and tail and the existing wings from the UFM Easy Riser hang glider and the Fisher Barnstormer, a negative stagger biplane. Plans and kits for the latter design were offered in the early 1980s. [11]

On 15 January 2014 president Paul Riedlinger announced that the company was for sale. [12] In mid-2014 the company was sold to Dave Hertner, owner of Effectus AeroProducts, and moved to Dorchester, Ontario. [3]

In 2022, Ckdpack Inc. bought a majority stake in the company and named Arun Modgil as company head. The company intends to manufacture kits at Ckdpack's plants, located on three continents. [3]

Aircraft

Fisher FP-101 Fisher FP-101 C-IAPV 03.JPG
Fisher FP-101
Fisher Celebrity biplane FISHER CELEBRITY C-GDDQ.JPG
Fisher Celebrity biplane

The company currently has 15 different designs available and had over 3,500 aircraft flying in 2007. [2]

Summary of aircraft built by Fisher
Model nameFirst flightNumber built (as of)TypeReplica of, or inspired by
Fisher Flyer 19801Single seat biplane ultralight UFM Easy Riser
Fisher Barnstormer 1982Single seat negative stagger biplane ultralight
Fisher Boomerang 1982Single seat high wing ultralight
Fisher Culex Tandem 2-seat twin-engined mid-wing monoplane
Fisher Mariah Tandem 2-seat low-wing monoplane
Fisher FP-101 1982Single seat high wing ultralight Piper J-3 Cub
Fisher FP-202 Koala 1981325 (2004)Single seat high wing ultralight Piper J-3 Cub
Fisher FP-303 1982200 (2004)Low wing, single seat ultralight
Fisher Super Koala 1983105 (2011)Two seat high wing amateur-built Piper J-3 Cub
Fisher FP-404 1984350 (2004)Single seat biplane amateur-builtSingle seat version of Fisher Classic
Fisher FP-505 Skeeter 198450 (2004)Single seat parasol wing ultralight Pietenpol Air Camper
Fisher FP-606 Sky Baby 198625 (2004)Single seat high wing ultralight Cessna 150
Fisher Classic 1987150 (2004)Two seat biplane amateur-builtTwo seat version of Fisher FP-404
Fisher Celebrity 198930 (2004)Two seat biplane amateur-built
Fisher Horizon 1 199050 (2004)Two seat high wing amateur-built Bellanca Citabria
Fisher Horizon 2 199130 (2004)Two seat high wing amateur-built O-1 Bird Dog
Fisher Dakota Hawk 199325 (2004)High wing two seat amateur-built
Fisher Avenger 199450 (2004)Low wing, single seat ultralight
Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth 19946 (2004)Two seat biplane amateur-built de Havilland Tiger Moth
Fisher Youngster 199410 (2004)Single seat biplane amateur-built Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Experimental Aircraft Association (May 2007). "End Of An Era For Fisher Flying Products". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fisher Flying Products (2022). "History of Fisher Flying". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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  5. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, pages 158-162. BAI Communications. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
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  8. ↑ AvWeb Staff (July 2000). "Fisher Tiger Moth Replicas To Let You See Africa Low And Slow". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  9. ↑ Taylor, John WR: Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 1986-87 Page 662, Janes Publishing Company, 1986. ISBN   0-7106-0835-7
  10. ↑ Kitplanes Magazine (January 2009). "Fisher Flying Reintroduces Two Aircraft". Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
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  12. ↑ Riedlinger, Paul (15 January 2014). "Changes At FFP - We Are Going Plans Only". Fisher Flying Products. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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