One-of-a-kind single seat red acrobatic biplane aircraft, with white decals of organizations and sponsors. Designed for "unlimited" category aerobatic flight. Steel tube and fabric-cvered wings and fuselage, composite vertical fin and aluminum fabric rudder. It has a steel tube airframe with wood spars and fabric-covered wings and fuselage; carbon graphite vertical fin with aluminum fabric rudder. It has eight ailerons and curved wing tips for precision maneuverability. It has a 400+ HP custom built Lycoming engine with aluminum drag racing pistons, a cold-air induction system and fuel injection. The Hartzell "The Claw" aerobatic 3-blade propeller is carbon fiber and Kevlar with electroformed nickel leading edge and an integral stainless steel shank.
Created by
Emmanuel Canaan
Date Created
10/09/2015
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
CRAFT Aircraft
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