The Celebrity was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the United States in 1989 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 Celebrity's standard empty weight is 600 lb (272 kg) when equipped with a four-stroke 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 engine and it has a gross weight of 1,230 lb (558 kg).[2][4]
The construction of the Celebrity is of wood, with the wings, tail and fuselage covered with doped aircraft fabric. An alternate welded 4130 steelfuselage was previously available, but is no longer offered by the manufacturer. The aircraft features interplane struts and inverted "V" cabane struts. Like most biplanes, the Celebrity has no flaps. The Celebrity'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 the Celebrity.[2][4][6][7]
By late 2011 more than 55 Celebrities were flying.[1]
In reviewing the Celebrity, John W. Conrad wrote in the July 1992 issue of Sport Pilot Hot Kits and Homebuilts Magazine:
Control, harmony, and mix are just right. Rudder, aileron, and elevator match perfectly, and blend into a very natural control feel. The Celebrity has a lot going for it. It is a very easy airplane to fly, yet it is a real biplane in every sense of the word.[4]
^ abKitplanes Staff: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 49. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012
^ abcdefFisher Flying Products (n.d.). "Celebrity". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ abcDowney, Julia: Kit Aircraft Directory 2005, Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 59. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
^ abBayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 102. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^ abTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 107. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
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fisher, celebrity, canadian, seat, conventional, landing, gear, single, engined, biplane, aircraft, designed, construction, amateur, builders, fisher, flying, products, originally, based, edgeley, north, dakota, united, states, company, located, dorchester, on. The Fisher Celebrity is a Canadian two seat conventional landing gear single engined biplane kit aircraft designed for construction by amateur builders Fisher Flying Products was originally based in Edgeley North Dakota United States but the company is now located in Dorchester Ontario Canada 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CelebrityRole Kit aircraftNational origin CanadaManufacturer Fisher Flying ProductsFirst flight 1989Introduction 1989Number built 55 2011 1 Contents 1 Development 2 Specifications Celebrity 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment EditThe Celebrity was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the United States in 1989 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 Celebrity s standard empty weight is 600 lb 272 kg when equipped with a four stroke 100 hp 75 kW Continental O 200 engine and it has a gross weight of 1 230 lb 558 kg 2 4 The construction of the Celebrity is of wood with the wings tail and fuselage covered with doped aircraft fabric An alternate welded 4130 steel fuselage was previously available but is no longer offered by the manufacturer The aircraft features interplane struts and inverted V cabane struts Like most biplanes the Celebrity has no flaps The Celebrity 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 the Celebrity 2 4 6 7 Specified engines for the Celebrity include the 65 hp 48 kW Continental A 65 85 hp 63 kW Continental C 85 the 100 hp 75 kW Continental O 200 and the 115 hp 86 kW Lycoming O 235 2 4 5 By late 2011 more than 55 Celebrities were flying 1 In reviewing the Celebrity John W Conrad wrote in the July 1992 issue of Sport Pilot Hot Kits and Homebuilts Magazine Control harmony and mix are just right Rudder aileron and elevator match perfectly and blend into a very natural control feel The Celebrity has a lot going for it It is a very easy airplane to fly yet it is a real biplane in every sense of the word 4 Specifications Celebrity Edit nbsp Fisher Celebrity powered by a radial engineData from Company website AeroCrafter amp Kitplanes 2 3 4 5 General characteristicsCrew one Capacity one passenger and 630 lb 285 kg useful load Length 17 ft 6 in 5 33 m Wingspan 22 ft 0 in 6 71 m Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Wing area 176 sq ft 16 37 m2 Empty weight 600 lb 272 kg Max takeoff weight 1 230 lb 557 kg Powerplant 1 Continental O 200 Four cylinder four stroke piston aircraft engine 100 hp 75 kW Performance Maximum speed 95 mph 154 km h 83 kn Cruise speed 85 mph 138 km h 74 kn Stall speed 40 mph 65 km h 35 kn Never exceed speed 120 mph 194 km h 100 kn Rate of climb 800 ft min 4 1 m s Wing loading 7 0 lb sq ft 34 03 kg m2 Power mass 12 3 lb hp 0 135 kW kg See also EditAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Fisher FP 404 Fisher Classic Murphy Renegade Sorrell Hiperlight Stolp Starduster TooReferences Edit a b c Vandermeullen Richard 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer s Guide Kitplanes Volume 28 Number 12 December 2011 page 53 Belvoir Publications ISSN 0891 1851 a b c d e Purdy Don AeroCrafter Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook page 159 BAI Communications ISBN 0 9636409 4 1 a b Kitplanes Staff 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory Kitplanes Volume 15 Number 12 December 1998 page 49 Primedia Publications IPM 0462012 a b c d e f Fisher Flying Products n d Celebrity Retrieved 29 November 2016 a b c Downey Julia Kit Aircraft Directory 2005 Kitplanes Volume 21 Number 12 December 2004 page 59 Belvoir Publications ISSN 0891 1851 a b Bayerl Robby Martin Berkemeier et al World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011 12 page 102 WDLA UK Lancaster UK 2011 ISSN 1368 485X a b Tacke Willi Marino Boric et al World Directory of Light Aviation 2015 16 page 107 Flying Pages Europe SARL 2015 ISSN 1368 485XExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fisher Celebrity Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fisher Celebrity amp oldid 1176403445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
