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The
RagWing RW11 Rag-A-Bond
is a two-seat,
high wing
,
strut-braced
,
conventional landing gear
, single engine
homebuilt aircraft
designed by Roger Mann and sold as plans by
RagWing Aircraft Designs
for amateur construction.
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The RW11 is a replica of the
Piper PA-15 Vagabond
.
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Design and development
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The RW11 was designed for the
US experimental homebuilt aircraft category
or as a US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles
two-seat ultralight trainer and first flown in 1996.
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The
airframe
is constructed entirely from wood and covered with
aircraft fabric
. The landing gear is of
conventional configuration
with
bungee
suspension. The cabin is internally 42 in (107 cm) wide and drooped
STOL
style wingtips are optional. The aircraft's installed power range is 52 to 100 hp (39 to 75 kW) and the standard engine is the 52 hp (39 kW)
Rotax 503
, although the 70 hp (52 kW)
2si 690
and 73 hp (54 kW)
Subaru EA-81
engines have also been used.
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The RW11 is only offered as plans and the designer estimates it will take 500 hours to complete the aircraft.
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Specifications (RW11)
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Data from
Kitplanes, Purdy and RagWing
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General characteristics
- Crew:
one
- Capacity:
one passenger
- Length:
18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
- Wingspan:
28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
- Height:
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
- Wing area:
123.8 sq ft (11.50 m
2
)
- Empty weight:
420 lb (191 kg)
- Gross weight:
850 lb (386 kg)
- Fuel capacity:
10 US gallons (38 litres)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
Rotax 503
twin cylinder two stroke aircraft engine, 52 hp (39 kW)
- Propellers:
2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Cruise speed:
78 mph (126 km/h, 68 kn)
- Stall speed:
38 mph (61 km/h, 33 kn)
- Never exceed speed
:
115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Range:
280 mi (450 km, 240 nmi)
- Service ceiling:
9,500 ft (2,900 m)
- Rate of climb:
525 ft/min (2.67 m/s)
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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Downey, Julia:
1999 Plans Aircraft Directory
, Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 66. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
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Purdy, Don:
AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook
, page 235. BAI Communications.
ISBN
0-9636409-4-1
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RagWing Aircraft Designs (2006).
"RW11 RagWing Rag-A-Bond"
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6 January
2011
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RagWing Aircraft Designs (2006).
"RagWing Price List"
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29 December
2010
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