Green Sky Zippy Sport

Green Sky Zippy Sport
General information
Type	Single-seat recreational monoplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Green Sky Adventures
Designer	Ed Fisher
History
First flight	1986

The Green Sky Zippy Sport is an American single-seat single-engined monoplane designed by Ed Fisher of Raceair Designs ^[1] and marketed for amateur construction by Green Sky Adventures of Hawthorne, Florida. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Development

The Zippy Sport is a single-seat, high-wing monoplane powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 piston engine. Other engines have been fitted, including VW. Of mixed construction, it has a welded 4130 steel fuselage and wooden wings covered with doped aircraft fabric covering and fixed conventional landing gear. The wings are designed to be folded for storage or ground transport. The aircraft is available in the form of plans for amateur construction. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Specifications

Data from Taylor ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m)
• Wingspan: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
• Empty weight: 421 lb (191 kg)
• Gross weight: 680 lb (308 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 503 piston, 50 hp (37 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 mph (193 km/h, 104 kn)
• Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)
• Stall speed: 40 mph (65 km/h, 35 kn)
• Range: 300 mi (480 km, 260 nmi)
• Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)

References

Notes

1. "Raceair Designs aircraft designs". www.raceairdesigns.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
2. Taylor 1996, p. 491
3. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 104. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
4. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 110. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X

Bibliography

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory . London, England: Brassey's. ISBN   1-85753-198-1.

External links

• Official website