RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet

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RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Ragwing Aircraft Designs
DesignerRoger Mann
First flight1994 (RW5 & RW6)
StatusPlans available (2015)
Number built22 (January 1999)
Unit cost
US$3,366 (kit, 2015)

The RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet is a family of single seat, parasol wing, single engine ultralight aircraft designed by Roger Mann and sold as plans by RagWing Aircraft Designs for amateur construction. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Design and development

The RW1 was designed as an FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles compliant aircraft that would have an empty weight within that category's 254 lb (115 kg) empty weight limit. The RW1 was designed as a 3/4 scale ultralight version of the classic 1920s vintage Pietenpol Air Camper. [1] [3] [7] [8]

The airframe is constructed entirely from wood and covered with aircraft fabric. The landing gear is of conventional configuration and the wings are detachable. The aircraft's installed power range is 24 to 48 hp (18 to 36 kW) and the standard engine was originally the 38 hp (28 kW) Kawasaki 440. The Volkswagen air-cooled engine has been used, as well as the 35 hp (26 kW) Half VW and 35 hp (26 kW) 2si 460. [1] [2] [3] [4] [7] [8]

Partial kits and construction kits were available in the late 1990s, but today the series are only offered as plans. Reported construction time is 300–500 hours. [1] [3]

The same basic airframe design was also used to produce the RW5 which is a replica of the Heath Parasol and the RW6 Rag-A-Muffin. [1]

Variants

RW1 Ultra-Piet
Ultralight replica of the Pietenpol Air Camper. [1] [5] [7]
RW5 Heath Replica
Full sized ultralight replica of the Heath Parasol, first flown in 1994. [1] [4] [9]
RW6 Rag-A-Muffin (formerly the Sport Parasol)
Ultralight replica of the Pietenpol Air Camper for short and rough fields and with extra stowage, first flown in 1994. [1] [3] [4] [10]

Specifications (RW1)

Data from Kitplanes, Purdy and RagWing [3] [4] [5]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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