Sherwood America Sherwood Ranger

The Sherwood Ranger is a lightweight two seat open cockpit biplane, designed to reduce the cost of owning and operating your own aeroplane to the absolute minimum. One of its major features is that the wings can be folded and the aeroplane loaded onto a trailer in less than three minutes, thus eliminating hangarage costs by allowing the aeroplane to be stored at home. The performance and handling characteristics allow safe operation from unprepared grass fields as short as 250yds.

The Ranger XP was first flown in 1991, and the LW in 1994.

TCD Ltd, UK, markets kits for the Sherwood Ranger ST single- or tandem two-seat biplane.

Engine: Rotax 532, 64 hp
HP range: 50-100
Height: 7.33 ft
Length: 20 ft
Wing span: 23 ft
Wing area: 140 sq.ft
Weight empty: 495 lb
Gross: 1000 lb
Fuel cap: 12 USG
Speed max: 95 mph
Cruise: 85 mph
Range: 210 sm
Stall: 38 mph
ROC: 1600 fpm
Take-off dist: 100 ft
Landing dist: 200 ft
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft
Seats: 1-2
Landing gear: tail wheel

The Little Aeroplane Co Sherwood Ranger
Stall: 56 kt / 65 mph / 105 kmh
Cruise: 78 kt / 90 mph / 145 kmh
MTOW Weight: 450 kg / 992 lbs
Climb Ratio: 1000 ft/min / 5 m/s
Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 700 ft / 213 m
Landing distance (50ft obstacle): 800 ft / 244 m

Sherwood Ranger LW
Engine: Rotax 532, 64 hp
HP range: 50-100
Height: 7.3 ft
Length: 20 ft
Wing span: 26 ft
Wing area: 168 sq.ft
Empty weight: 400 lb
Gross weight: 860 lb
Fuel capacity: 6-12 USG
Top speed: 85 mph
Cruise: 70 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Range: 140 sm
Rate of climb: 1000 fpm
Takeoff dist: 100 ft
Landing dist: 200 ft
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: tailwheel

Sherwood Ranger XP
Engine: Rotax 618, 75 hp
HP range: 65-100
Height: 7.3 ft
Length: 20 ft
Wing span: 23 ft
Wing area: 140 sq.ft
Empty weight: 500 lb
Gross weight: 1000 lb
Fuel capacity: 12 USG
Top speed: 95 mph
Cruise: 85 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Range: 210 sm
Rate of climb: 1300 fpm
Takeoff dist: 100 ft
Landing dist: 200 ft
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: tailwheel