Green Sky Zippy Sport

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Green Sky Zippy Sport
RoleSingle-seat recreational monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Green Sky Adventures
DesignerEd Fisher
First flight1986
Unit cost
125 (plans only, 2015)

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]

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Development

The Zippy Sport is a single-seat, high-wing monoplane powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 piston engine. 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

Performance

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References

Notes

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

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