Hu-Go Craft
| Hu-Go Craft | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Adolph B. Hugo |
| First flight | 19 April 1965 |
The Hu-Go Craft is a homebuilt biplane that was designed by Adolph B. Hugo, first flying on 19 April 1965.[1]
Design and development
Hugo designed the biplane incorporating elements of popular homebuilt aircraft of the time. The aircraft was based loosely around the
Rose Parakeet and Waco Aircraft Company biplanes. Plans were sold for amateur construction.[2]
The aircraft is a
dihedral.[3]
Construction of the prototype took 4 1/2 years and 2500 hours of time.
Specifications (Hu-Go Craft)
Data from Air Trails
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 14 ft 7.5 in (4.458 m)
- Upper wingspan: 17 ft (5.2 m)
- Lower wingspan: 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Wing area: 92 sq ft (8.5 m2)
- Airfoil: NACA M-12
- Empty weight: 548 lb (249 kg)
- Gross weight: 848 lb (385 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 65 hp (48 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed McCauley
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 kn (115 mph, 185 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 91 kn (105 mph, 169 km/h)
- Stall speed: 55 kn (63 mph, 102 km/h)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ "HU-GO Craft". Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Page Shamburger (Winter 1971). "Ultra-light biplane design winner". Air Trails.
- ^ "Hugo Craft Sport Biplane". Retrieved 25 January 2012.