Stewart Foo Fighter
| Stewart Foo Fighter | |
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Stewart Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | Don Stewart |
| First flight | 1967 |
| Introduction | 1970 |
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The Stewart Foo Fighter JD2FF is a single-seat biplane homebuilt aircraft design that emulates fighter aircraft of WWI.[1]
Design and development
The Foo Fighter was developed using similar construction features as the Stewart Headwind. The fuselage is welded steel tubing with fabric covering. The lower wing design is unusual, passing below the fuselage rather than attaching to it on either side. The first aircraft built used a Ford Falcon 200 CID engine that proved to be too heavy. A Franklin 130 hp engine was used next, but the engine went out of production. The final design was changed to accommodate a Lycoming O-235 or O-320 engine.[2]
Operational history
The Foo Fighter was demonstrated for over 30 hours during the one-week Experimental Aircraft Association Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin In 1972.[3]
Specifications (Stewart Foo Fighter)
Data from http://www.stewartaircraft.com/main.html
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
- Wingspan: 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
- Height: 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Empty weight: 720 lb (327 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,100 lb (499 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 19 U.S. gallons (72 L; 16 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 piston aircraft engine
Performance
- Maximum speed: 126 kn; 233 km/h (145 mph)
- Cruise speed: 117 kn; 217 km/h (135 mph)
- Stall speed: 45 kn (52 mph; 83 km/h)
- Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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- ↑ Don Dwiggins (Winter 1971). "Meet the Foo Fighter". Sports Planes.
- ↑ http://www.stewartaircraft.com/main.html
- ↑ Sport Aviation, Jan 1973, pp 53-55. Foo Fighter Flight Report
- Sport Aviation, Jan 1973, pp 53–55. Foo Fighter Flight Report