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I can't remember where I found this pic.... Could have been for sale in NZ...

 

I'm really liking bi-planes at the moment!

 

Anyone else got some photos of bipes that only need an RAA licence?

 

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I can't remember where I found this pic.... Could have been for sale in NZ...I'm really liking bi-planes at the moment!

 

Anyone else got some photos of bipes that only need an RAA licence?

That looks like a Ragwing.Rodger Mann is the man (no pun intended) who designed it.

 

 

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The top plane looks like a Ragwing Special.

 

There is a large range of bipes available to RAAUS pilots...Fisher aircraft, Ragwing aircraft, Grahame Lee Nieuports, Airdrome Airplanes with their large raqnge of WW1 biplanes, Micro Mong, EAA biplane just a tip of the iceberg so to speak.

 

 

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I can't remember where I found this pic.... Could have been for sale in NZ...I'm really liking bi-planes at the moment!

 

Anyone else got some photos of bipes that only need an RAA licence?

There appears no aircraft on the New Zealand register with the registration ZK-JIY.

 

 

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A couple I've flown-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviasud_Mistral

http://avions.mignet.free.fr/anglais/Balerit.htm

 

and one I haven't had chance too (although its back in production now)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Club_Development_Sherwood_Ranger

 

Cheers

 

John

Great links thanks

 

I followed your links further and found an interesting plane Rutan quickie q2.... This is a nifty looking plane

 

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A couple I've flown-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviasud_Mistral

http://avions.mignet.free.fr/anglais/Balerit.htm

 

and one I haven't had chance too (although its back in production now)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Club_Development_Sherwood_Ranger

 

Cheers

 

John

But this one is something special

 

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The top plane looks like a Ragwing Special.There is a large range of bipes available to RAAUS pilots...Fisher aircraft, Ragwing aircraft, Grahame Lee Nieuports, Airdrome Airplanes with their large raqnge of WW1 biplanes, Micro Mong, EAA biplane just a tip of the iceberg so to speak.

That should keep me busy researching these!

 

 

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The top plane looks like a Ragwing Special.There is a large range of bipes available to RAAUS pilots...Fisher aircraft, Ragwing aircraft, Grahame Lee Nieuports, Airdrome Airplanes with their large raqnge of WW1 biplanes, Micro Mong, EAA biplane just a tip of the iceberg so to speak.

At first read, I like this one - Miranda Cabin Sesquiplane

 

 

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Here's a more up-to-date picture of JIY: it's no longer a biplane

Actually, if you look closely, you will notice the Airbus is registered HB-JIY.

That is a Swiss rego, not the New Zealand (ZK-) rego, which does not need to be displayed on aircraft staying in NZ.

 

For more Ultralight registrable biplanes, have a look at this thread;

 

<http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/aircraft-design-aerodynamics-new-technology/1913-best-ultralight-biplane.html>

 

 

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There is no aircraft on the New Zealand register with the registration ZK-JIY.

Yes ZK-JIY is on the NZ register. First registered in 1997. It is currently owned by a gentleman in Hawkes Bay. It is a fisher FP404 and is currently advertised for sale on Trademe.

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I can't remember where I found this pic.... Could have been for sale in NZ...I'm really liking bi-planes at the moment!

 

Anyone else got some photos of bipes that only need an RAA licence?

Google Murphy Renegade. There are a few of them on the RAAus register.

There may be one for sale in the Brisbane area.

 

Re the pix above. It is a Fisher Flying products FP404 and is currently for sale in NZ.

 

Cheers

 

 

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I like the look of this one - it's called an Easy Eagle - VW powered.

Plans available from Great Plains Aircraft

 

I notice a reserved rego on the register so someone is building one.....

Materials kit available from Aircraft Spruce in the US for $10k... Lovely machine.

 

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/kitspages/easyEagle.php

 

 

 

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I go to a lot of trouble to not have folding wings. A bi plane is easy to make strong, but so is a strutted hi wing. Visability can be compromised a bit on a biplane and they usually have more drag. Often in a two seater access to the front cockpit is a bit hampered. Some of them look great. Nev

 

 

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The Renegade Spirit can be purchased in a quick build kit form. Weights for the Renegade Spirit run 420 to 520 pounds. Forward of the Spirit firewall there can be a Rotax 582 (65 hp.), or if you prefer four cycle, a Rotax 912 (80-100 hp.). The Spirit also features the nostalgic look of the rounded bump cowling that made antique aircraft like the Monocoupe famous. Depending on where you live, the Renegade might qualify for ultralight aircraft status.

 

Extract from a website for a kit.... Sounds very promising.... I need to fly one now!

 

 

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