RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet
| RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight aircraft
|
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Ragwing Aircraft Designs
|
| Designer | Roger Mann |
| First flight | 1994 (RW5 & RW6) |
| Status | Plans available (2015) |
| Number built | 22 (January 1999) |
The RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet is a family of single seat,
ultralight aircraft designed by Roger Mann and sold as plans by RagWing Aircraft Designs for amateur construction.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Design and development
The RW1 was designed as an
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles compliant aircraft that would have an empty weight within that category's 254 lb (115 kg) empty weight limit. The RW1 was designed as a 3/4 scale ultralight version of the classic 1920s vintage Pietenpol Air Camper.[1][3][7][8]
The
Partial kits and construction kits were available in the late 1990s, but today the series are only offered as plans. Reported construction time is 300–500 hours.[1][3]
The same basic airframe design was also used to produce the RW5 which is a replica of the Heath Parasol and the RW6 Rag-A-Muffin.[1]
Variants
- RW1 Ultra-Piet
- Ultralight replica of the Pietenpol Air Camper.[1][5][7]
- RW5 Heath Replica
- Full sized ultralight replica of the Heath Parasol, first flown in 1994.[1][4][9]
- RW6 Rag-A-Muffin (formerly the Sport Parasol)
- Ultralight replica of the Pietenpol Air Camper for short and rough fields and with extra stowage, first flown in 1994.[1][3][4][10]
Specifications (RW1)
Data from Kitplanes, Purdy and RagWing[3][4][5]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
- Wingspan: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
- Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Wing area: 1,260 sq ft (117 m2)
- Empty weight: 254 lb (115 kg)
- Gross weight: 550 lb (249 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 5 US gallons (19 litres)
- Powerplant: 1 × 2si 460 twin cylinder two stroke aircraft engine, 35 hp (26 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Cruise speed: 55 mph (89 km/h, 48 kn)
- Stall speed: 24 mph (39 km/h, 21 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn)
- Range: 125 mi (201 km, 109 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- g limits: +4/-2
- Rate of climb: 650 ft/min (3.3 m/s)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
- ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 155. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ a b c d e Downey, Julia: 1999 Plans Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 65. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b c RagWing Aircraft Designs (2006). "RW1 RagWing Ultra-Piet "Pete"". Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ RagWing Aircraft Designs (2006). "RagWing Price List". Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 117. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ RagWing Aircraft Designs (2006). "RW5 RagWing Heat Replica". Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ RagWing Aircraft Designs (2006). "RW6 Ragwing Parasol (Rag-A-Muffin)". Retrieved 29 December 2010.