6-562: The Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth is a Canadian two-seat, conventional landing gear , single engined, biplane kit aircraft designed for construction by amateur builders. The designation indicates that the aircraft is 80% the size of the aircraft that inspired it, the de Havilland Tiger Moth . Fisher Flying Products was originally based in Edgeley, North Dakota , USA but the company is now located in Woodbridge, Ontario , Canada . The R-80
12-486: A gross weight of 1,150 lb (522 kg). The construction of the R-80 is of wood, with the wings, tail and fuselage covered with doped aircraft fabric . The aircraft features interplane struts and cabane struts . Like the original Tiger Moth, the R-80 has no flaps. The R-80's main landing gear is bungee suspended. Cockpit access is via the lower wing. The company claims an amateur builder would need 600 hours to build
18-698: A gross weight of 1,350 lb (612 kg) and was developed at the request of customers. The steel fuselage version was known as the RS-80 . Six RS-80s had been completed by the end of 2004. Since the company moved to Canada, the RS-80 option is no longer available. In reviewing the R-80 Ben Millspaugh wrote in Kitplanes Magazine: She flies beautifully. Ground handling is exceptionally easy and I'd recommend this airplane to anyone who
24-687: Is a first-time builder or any pilot with little or no tail dragger time. In 2000 African Flying Adventures purchased four RS-80 kits to be used for tourist flying in Zimbabwe . Data from Company website, AeroCrafter & Kitplanes General characteristics Performance In 2015, an R-80 Tiger Moth built by Jerry Boughner was featured in the Taylor Swift video Wildest Dreams . Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Conventional landing gear Too Many Requests If you report this error to
30-429: The R-80. Specified engines for the R-80 version have included the 80 hp (60 kW) Geo Tracker auto-conversion engine and the 100 hp (75 kW) Norton AE 100R rotary engine . By late 2011 more than 24 R-80s were flying. In 2000 Fisher introduced a welded 4130 steel tube fuselage as an alternative to the standard wooden fuselage. This version featured a LOM M132 engine of 120 hp (89 kW),
36-562: Was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the United States in 1994 and was intended to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built category, although it qualifies as an ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as Canada . It also qualifies as a US Experimental Light Sport Aircraft . The R-80's standard empty weight is 560 lb (254 kg) when equipped with a 100 hp (75 kW) Norton AE 100R engine and it has
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