Hu-Go Craft

Last updated
Hu-Go Craft
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
DesignerAdolph B. Hugo
First flight19 April 1965
Unit cost
$1500 in 1965

The Hu-Go Craft is a homebuilt biplane that was designed by Adolph B. Hugo, first flying on 19 April 1965. [1]

Contents

Design and development

Hugo designed the biplane incorporating elements of popular homebuilt aircraft of the time. The aircraft was based loosely around the Great Lakes 2T-1E, with features from the Rose Parakeet and Waco Aircraft Company biplanes. Plans were sold for amateur construction. [2]

The aircraft is a conventional landing gear equipped, single seat, open cockpit biplane, with a fuselage constructed from welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering and spruce wing spars. The tail surfaces are wire braced. The upper wing is swept, while only the lower wings have dihedral. [3]

Construction of the prototype took 4 1/2 years and 2500 hours of time.

Specifications (Hu-Go Craft)

Data from Air Trails

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related Research Articles

Acro Sport I

The Acro Sport is a single-seat aerobatic sportsplane designed by US aviation enthusiast Paul Poberezny in the early 1970s for homebuilding. Plans are marketed by Acro Sport Inc.

Fauvel AV.36

The Fauvel AV.36 was a single-seat tailless glider designed in France in the 1950s by Charles Fauvel. Although the "AV" in AV.36 stands for Aile Volante, it was not a true flying wing: it featured two large fins mounted on stubby tailbooms extending back from the wing's trailing edge, and accommodated the pilot within a stubby fuselage. The aircraft was designed to be quickly disassembled for road transport, with the nose detaching, and the fins able to fold back against the trailing edge of the wing. A refined version with a slightly longer wingspan, the AV.361 was introduced in 1960.

RagWing RW2 Special I

The RagWing RW2 Special I is a family of biplane, single engine homebuilt aircraft designed by Roger Mann and sold as plans by RagWing Aircraft Designs for amateur construction.

Mong MS1 Sport

The Mong MS1 Sport is an early original homebuilt biplane design from the 1950s. Over 400 sets of plans for the aircraft have been sold.

The Biplanes Of Yesteryear Mifyter is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed by Rod Cowgill and produced by Biplanes Of Yesteryear, of Ontario, Oregon. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

The Marquart MA-4 Lancer is a single place, homebuilt biplane.

The Kam-Craft Kamvair-2 is an American aircraft designed for homebuilt construction.

The Early Bird Spad 13 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by the Early Bird Aircraft Company of Erie, Colorado. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit and also in the form of plans for amateur construction.

Early Bird Jenny

The Early Bird Jenny is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Dennis Wiley and produced by the Early Bird Aircraft Company of Erie, Colorado, also by Leading Edge Airfoils of Peyton, Colorado. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit and also in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The Kelly-D is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Dudley R. Kelly of Versailles, Kentucky, in 1981. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction. Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co still provides some spruce wing parts for the design.

Hatz Classic

The Hatz Classic is an American homebuilt biplane, designed by Billy Dawson and produced by the Makelan Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or, alternatively, in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The Redfern DH-2 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Walter Redfern and produced by the Walter Redfern Company of Post Falls, Idaho, based upon the 1915 Airco DH.2 fighter aircraft. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The Redfern Nieuport 17/24 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Walter Redfern and produced by the Walter Redfern Company of Post Falls, Idaho, based upon the First World War Nieuport 17 and Nieuport 24 fighter aircraft. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The St Croix Pietenpol Aerial is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Chad and Charles Willie and produced by St Croix Aircraft of Corning, Iowa, first flown in 1977. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, with partial kits available.

The St Croix Pietenopol Aircamper is an American homebuilt aircraft, an adaptation of the classic 1920s Pietenpol Air Camper, re-designed by St Croix Aircraft of Corning, Iowa. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a partial kit and in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The Sport Racer is an American homebuilt racing aircraft that was designed and produced by Sport Racer Inc of Valley Center, Kansas. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The Starfire Firebolt, sometimes called the Starfire Firebolt Convertible, due to its removable canopy, is an American homebuilt aerobatic biplane that was designed by G. H. "Mac" McKenzie and produced by Starfire Aviation of Tempe, Arizona. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, with some pre-fabricated parts available.

Stolp SA-900 V-Star

The Stolp SA-900 V-Star is an American aerobatic homebuilt biplane, currently produced by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co in the form of plans for amateur construction. In the 1990s it was also available as a kit from Stolp Starduster Corporation of Riverside, California.

The Mathews Mr Easy is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Lyle Mathews and associates and produced by the Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Association of Marietta, Georgia. It was the sixth and final design of Mathews. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The Vancil Spitz S1 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by A. Vancil of Belton, South Carolina, introduced in the late 1990s. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit and also in the form of plans for amateur construction.

References

  1. "HU-GO Craft" . Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. Page Shamburger (Winter 1971). "Ultra-light biplane design winner". Air Trails.
  3. "Hugo Craft Sport Biplane" . Retrieved 25 January 2012.