Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 1

Easy Eagle
Role Biplane
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company
Designer Ron Grosso
Introduction 1998
Unit cost
US$65 (plans only, 2011)

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

Design and development

The Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 1 was designed by Ron Grosso, The production rights were sold to Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company.[2][3]

The Easy Eagle 1 is built with a steel tube fuselage that is fabric covered.[4] The wings are all wooden construction. It uses the same one piece, all-aluminum landing gear as the Monnett Sonerai uses.[5]

The Easy Eagle is built from plans, there is no kit available.[2]

Variants

Grosso Aircraft Easy Eagle 2
Two seat version

Specifications (Easy Eagle)

Data from Great Plains

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. "easy eagle 1". Retrieved 27 Feb 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 104. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Jackson, Paul; Munson, Kenneth; Peacock, Lindsay (2005). Jane's all the world's aircraft: 2005–2006 (69th ed.). Coulsdon (Surrey), UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2684-4.
  4. "Build This Airplane for 10 Grand How to get from the dollar store to the runway.". Air & Space magazine. January 2007.
  5. "grosso aircraft". Retrieved 27 Feb 2011.

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