Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 1

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Easy Eagle
RoleBiplane
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company
DesignerRon Grosso
Introduction1998
Unit cost
US$65 (plans only, 2011)

The Great Plains Aircraft Easy Eagle is a single seat homebuilt biplane, powered by a Volkswagen air-cooled engine. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Design and development

The Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 1 was designed by Ron Grosso, and the production rights were sold to Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company. [2] [4] [ page needed ]

The Easy Eagle 1 is built with a steel tube fuselage that is fabric covered. [5] The wings are all wooden construction. It uses the same one piece, all-aluminum landing gear as the Monnett Sonerai. [6]

The Easy Eagle is built from plans; there is no kit available, although Great Plains supplies some sub-assemblies. The estimated time to complete the aircraft from the plans is 300-500 hours. [2] [3]

Variants

Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 2
Two seat version

Specifications (Easy Eagle)

Data from Great Plains

General characteristics

Performance

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