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The aircraft remained available as plans for amateur construction in 2017, from Bedecorp of Medina, Ohio, United States. [8] Bede also wrote a 165-page BD-4 builder's book, Build Your Own Airplane, giving the amateur builder a perspective on construction techniques. [9]
The wing is a three-piece design, allowing quick disassembly for transport or storage. The landing gear suspension is made from maple wood. The Sky Pup can be built with an open cockpit or fully enclosed, allowing flying in cooler weather. The Sky Pup is available as plans only.
The plans recommend Rotax engines, but the Half VW, Kawasaki 340 and Kawasaki 440 have also been used. [4] The Affordaplane has a unique single acting aileron control surface approximately the entire length of the wing. Some builders have configured these as flaperons but the plans do not include details for this modification. [5]
In its standard configuration, the aircraft is a true double-delta with no horizontal stabilizer; however, a small T-tail is an option for trimming variants with higher-power engines. Since the mid-1960s, designer John Dyke has sold full construction plans and three-view drawings for the aircraft to homebuilders and is still selling them today.
Planes built from metal use similar techniques to more conventional factory-built aircraft. They can be more challenging to build, requiring metal-cutting, metal-shaping, and riveting if building from plans. "Quick-build" kits are available which have the cutting, shaping, and hole-drilling mostly done, requiring only finishing and assembly.
Data from Kitplanes, Purdy and RagWing 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 m 2) 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 ...
After building a life-size version of the Razor Crest, a pair of Star Wars fans in Russia built a made-to-scale X-Wing fighter. The post STAR WARS Fans Built a Stunning Life-Size X-Wing Model ...
Its 25 ft (7.6 m) span wing employs a Harry C. Riblett GA30-618 airfoil and has an area of 112 sq ft (10.4 m 2). The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 28 to 45 hp (21 to 34 kW) and standard engines used include the 37 hp (28 kW) 1/2 VW four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 420 hours.