The Flaglor Scooter is an unusual light aircraft designed in the United States in the mid-1960s and marketed for homebuilding.
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| Flaglor Scooter at Pima Air & Space Museum | |
| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designer | Ken Flaglor |
| First flight | June 1967 |
Design and development
editThe Scooter is a high-wing, wire-braced monoplane with the engine installed on the wing leading edge, above and in front of the pilot's seat.[1] It features weled steel tube or wooden fuselage construction with fabric covering and short legged conventional landing gear. The wing uses wooden ribs and a dual spar construction with wire bracing.[2] It was originally intended to be powered by a 18 hp (13 kW) Cushman golf buggy engine, but this was found to be inadequate and a Huggins Volkswagen automotive engine conversion was used to replace it.[3]
Operational history
editDemonstrated at the 1967 EAA annual fly-in at Rockford, Illinois, the design won "Outstanding Ultralight" and "Outstanding Volkswagen-powered aircraft" awards. Plans were put on sale shortly thereafter.[3]
Specifications (Scooter)
editData from Air Trails
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Length: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.64 m)
- Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
- Wing area: 115 sq ft (10.7 m2)
- Empty weight: 390 lb (180 kg)
- Gross weight: 650 lb (300 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen automotive engine , 40 hp (30 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h, 78 kn)
- Range: 175 mi (282 km, 152 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
See also
editRelated development
References
edit- ^ Air Progress: 51. November 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Inside the scooter". Air Trails Sport Aircraft. Winter 1969.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 392.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks. pp. 539–41.