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 |
The Stewart Foo Fighter JD2FF is a single-seat biplane homebuilt aircraft design that emulates fighter aircraft of World War I.[1]
Design and development
The Foo Fighter was developed using similar construction features as the
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 (145 mph, 233 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 117 kn (135 mph, 217 km/h)
- Stall speed: 45 kn (52 mph, 83 km/h)
- Range: 300 nmi (345 mi, 555 km)
- Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ Don Dwiggins (Winter 1971). "Meet the Foo Fighter". Sports Planes.
- ^ Stewart Aircraft Corporation. "Stewart Aircraft Michigan". stewartaircraft.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Sport Aviation, Jan 1973, pp 53-55. Foo Fighter Flight Report
- Sport Aviation, Jan 1973, pp 53–55. Foo Fighter Flight Report