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]
| Green Sky Zippy Sport | |
|---|---|
| Role | Single-seat recreational monoplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Green Sky Adventures |
| Designer | Ed Fisher |
| First flight | 1986 |
Development
editThe Zippy Sport is a single-seat, high-wing monoplane powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 piston engine. Other engines have been fitted, including VW. 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
editData from Taylor[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
- Empty weight: 421 lb (191 kg)
- Gross weight: 680 lb (308 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 503 piston, 50 hp (37 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 mph (193 km/h, 104 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)
- Stall speed: 40 mph (65 km/h, 35 kn)
- Range: 300 mi (480 km, 260 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "Raceair Designs aircraft designs". www.raceairdesigns.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ a b c Taylor 1996, p. 491
- ^ a b Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 104. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 110. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
Bibliography
edit- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-198-1.