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Titan Tornado S / Tornado SS

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Tornado S

Tornado S is a two seat high wing pusher with stretched fuselage, full cantilevered wing, and aluminum construction which qualifies as a Light Sport Aircraft

The kit has an estimated build time of 150 – 300 hours and includes all required material, components and fasteners. The kit does not include the engine, propeller and instruments.

The Tornado 912 is designed to a +6g / -4g limit load capability at 1000 pounds gross weight. When operating with the 912S engine the cruise speed is in excess of 120 mph. The stall speed in landing configuration flying solo is 35 mph.

The Titan Tornado SS Super Stretch has a 1200 lb gross weight, 560 lb useful load and qualifies as a Light Sport Aircraft

Tornado SS

Two place kit (not including engine and options) includes much longer & taller fuselage, 33% larger back door, full size rear seat, 4″ more headroom over standard Tornado II, 26 ft wingspan, Matco hydraulic brakes, 150 mph Vne upgrade, Kevlar aft panels, extended range 15 gallon fuel tank, aileron controls located behind rear seat, aluminum rudder, aluminum stabilator with 8′ span, electric flaps and aileron spades.

Tornado S
Engines: Rotax 503, 912, Jabiru
Power: 46 – 120 HP
Length: 19 ft 4 in
Height: 6 ft 8 in
Wing span: 23 ft 6 in
Wing area: 108 sq ft
Empty weight: 590 Lb
Gross weight: 1,140 Lb
Fuel capacity: 15 Gallons
Cabin width: 28.5
Cabin head room: 41
Cabin leg room: 43.5
Vne: 150 mph
Cruise speed: 90 – 125 mph
Stall speed: 35 mph
Range: 350 – 500 Miles
Climb rate: 800 – 2000 f/min
Take off run: 300 Feet
Landing roll: 250 Feet
Ceiling: 16,000 ft
Kit price 2009: $18,139 U.S.

Tornado S
Engine: Rotax 912S, 100 hp
HP range: 100
Length: 19 ft
Wing span: 23.6 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Empty weight: 540 lb
Gross weight: 1140 lb
Fuel capacity: 15 USG
Cruise: 135 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 550 sm
Rate of climb: 1800 fpm
Takeoff dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Seats: 2 tandem
Cockpit width: 26 in
Landing gear: nosewheel
LSA: yes

Tornado SS
Engines: Rotax 912 or Jabiru
Power: 80-120 hp.
Length: 19 ft 11 in
Height: 6 ft 11 in
Wing span: 26 ft
Wing area: 120 sq. ft.
Empty weight: 640 lbs.
Gross weight: 1200 lbs.
Fuel capacity: 15 UUSgallons
Cabin width: 28.5 in
Cabin head room: 43 in
Cabin leg room: 43.5 in
Vne: 150 mph
Cruise speed: 105-125 mph
Stall speed: 40 mph
Range: 315-630 miles
Climb rate: 800-2000 fpm
Take off run: 250 feet
Landing roll: 250 feet
Ceiling: 16,000 ft
Kit price 2009: $21,439 US

Tornado SS
Engine: Rotax 912S, 100 hp
HP range: 80-120
Length: 9.9 ft
Wing span: 26 ft
Wing area: 120 sq.ft
Empty weight: 640 lb
Gross weight: 1200 lb
Fuel capacity: 15 USG
Cruise: 130 mph
Stall: 40 mph
Range: 360 sm
Rate of climb: 800 fpm
Takeoff dist: 250 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Seats: 2 tandem
Cockpit width: 26 in
Landing gear: nosewheel
LSA: yes

Titan Tornado II

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A two seat high wing pusher with full cantilevered wing and aluminum construction, which qualifies as a Light Sport Aircraft.

The Tornado 2 is designed to a +6g / -4g load limit capability at 1000 pounds gross weight. When operating with the Rotax 582 engine the cruise speed is in excess of 110 mph. The stall speed in landing configuration flying solo is 35 mph.

The kit has an estimated build time of 150 – 300 hours and includes all required material, components and fasteners. The kit does not include the engine, propeller, and instruments.

The Tornado II FP is a float plane with 26 ft wing option.

Tornado II FP

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Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp
Length: 19′ 0
Height: 6′ 6
Wing span: 23′ 6
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Empty weight: 200 kg / 440 lb.
Gross weight: 454 kg / 1000 lb
Fuel capacity: 15 USGal
VNE: 130 kt / 150 mph / 241 kmh
Cruise speed: 96 kt / 110 mph / 177 kmh
Stall speed: 30 kt / 35 mph / 56 kmh
Range: 275 mi
Climb rate: 1600 fpm / 8 m/s
Take off run: 300 ft / 91 m
Landing roll: 250 ft / 76 m
Ceiling: 12500 ft
Cabin width: 28.5 in
Cabin head room: 39 in
Cabin leg room: 42 in
Kit price 2009: $14,949 U.S.

Tornado II
Engine: Rotax 582, 64 hp
Wing span: 7.16 m
Wing area: 10.03 sq.m
MAUW: 450 kg
Empty weight: 200 kg
Fuel capacity: 37.8 lt
Max speed: 193 kph
Cruise speed: 160 kph
Minimum speed: 60 kph
Climb rate: 7 m/s
Certification: Canada
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 9 lt/hr

Engine: Rotax 503, 52 hp
Speed max: 120 mph
Cruise: 85 mph
Range: 250 sm
Stall: 35 mph
ROC: 1400 fpm
Take-off dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Service ceiling: 12,500 ft
HP range: 40-52
Fuel cap: 10 USG
Weight empty: 440 lb
Gross: 1000 lb
Height: 6.5 ft
Length: 19 ft
Wing span: 23.6 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Seats: 2 tandem
Landing gear: nose wheel

Engine: Rotax 912S, 80 hp
HP range: 50-80
Height: 6.5 ft
Length: 19 ft
Wing span: 23.5 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Empty weight: 540 lb
Gross weight: 1000 lb
Fuel cap: 58 lt / 15 USG
Top speed: 150 mph
Cruise: 120 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 250 sm
Rate of climb: 1800 fpm
Takeoff dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Service ceiling: 14,500 ft
Seats: 2 tandem
Landing gear: nosewheel

Tornado II FP
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp
HP range: 65-80
Height: 8.5 ft
Length: 19 ft
Wing span: 23.6 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Weight empty: 580 lb
Gross: 1000 lb
Fuel cap: 10 USG
Speed max: 120 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Range: 225 sm
Stall: 35 mph
ROC: 900 fpm
Take-off dist: 600 ft
Landing dist: 300 ft
Service ceiling: 12,500 ft
Seats: 2 tandem
Landing gear: nose wheel retractable

Tornado II FP
Top speed: 110 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 250 sm
Rate of climb: 1000 fpm
Takeoff dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Service ceiling: 12,500 ft
Engine: Rotax 618, 75 hp
HP range: 65-80
Fuel capacity: 10 USG
Empty weight: 540 lb
Gross weight: 1000 lb
Height: 6.5 ft
Length: 19 ft
Wing span: 23.6 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Seats: 2 tandem
Landing gear: retractable nose wheel

Tornado II Trainer
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp
HP range: 52-80
Height: 6.5 ft
Length: 19 ft
Wing span: 23.6 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Weight empty: 450 lb
Gross: 1000 lb
Fuel cap: 10 USG
Speed max: 120 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Range: 250 sm
Stall: 35 mph
ROC: 1400 fpm
Take-off dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Service ceiling: 12,500 ft
Seats: 2 Tandem
Landing gear: nose wheel

Tornado II Trainer
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 290 sm
Rate of climb: 1400 fpm
Takeoff dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp
HP range: 52-100
Fuel capacity: 15 USG
Empty weight: 500 lb
Gross weight: 1000 lb
Length: 19 ft
Wing span: 23.6 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Seats: 2 tandem
Cockpit width: 26 in
Landing gear: nose wheel
LSA: yes

Titan Tornado UL103

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The Tornado 103UL weets the requirements of FAR 103.

Winner of Ultralight Grand Champion at Sun n Fun 1994.

Engine: Rotax 277, 28 hp
HP range: 25-35
Length: 18.5 ft
Wing span: 20 ft
Wing area: 93 sq.ft
Weight empty: 250 lbs
Gross: 550 lbs
Fuel cap: 5 USG
Speed max: 90 mph
Cruise: 60 mph
Range: 120 sm
Stall: 25 mph
ROC: 850 fpm
Take-off dist: 150 ft
Landing dist: 150 ft
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Height: 6.5 ft
Seats: 1
Landing gear: nose wheel

Titan Tornado I

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The first kit aircraft that Titan produced.

A single seat high wing pusher with full cantilevered wing and aluminum construction which qualifies as a Light Sport Aircraft.

Tornado I
Engines: Rotax 503, 46 HP
Empty weight: 375 lb
Length: 18 ft 3 in
Height: 6 ft 6 in
Wing span: 20 ft
Wing area: 93 sq ft
Gross weight: 750 lb
Cabin width: 26 in
Cabin head room: 39 in
Cabin leg room: 42 in
Fuel capacity: 15 gal
Vne: 120 mph
Cruise speed: 95 mph
Stall speed: 30 mph
Range: 250 mi
Climb rate: 1500 fpm
Take off run: 200 ft
Landing roll: 200 ft
Ceiling: 12,500 ft
Kit price 2010: $11,649 (U.S.D)

Tornado 1 Sport
Engine: Rotax 503, 53 hp
HP range: 40-80
Height: 6.5 ft
Length: 18.5 ft
Wing span: 20 ft
Wing area: 93 sq.ft
Weight empty: 320 lbs
Gross: 700 lbs
Fuel cap: 10 USG
Speed max: 120 mph
Cruise: 95 mph
Range: 250 sm
Stall: 30 mph
ROC: 1500 fpm
Take-off dist: 150 ft
Landing dist: 150 ft
Service ceiling: 12,500 ft
Seats: 1.
Landing gear: nose wheel
Cockpit width: 24 in
LSA: yes

Tornado MG
Engine: Rotax 447, 40 hp
HP range: 40-80
Height: 6.6 ft
Length: 18.3 ft
Wing span: 26 ft
Wing area: 120 sq.ft
Fuel capacity: 10 USG
Empty weight: 330 lb
Gross weight: 750 lb
Top speed: 120 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 30 mph
Range: 375 sm
Rate of climb: 1200 fpm
Takeoff dist: 250 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Service ceiling: 12,500 ft
Seats: 1
Landing gear: nose wheel

Tornado MG
Engine: Rotax 503, 42 hp
HP range: 42-100
Length: 18.3 ft
Wing span: 26 ft
Wing area: 120 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 5.62-1
Empty weight: 360 lb
Gross weight: 750 lb
Fuel capacity: 15 USG
Cruise: 120 mph
Stall: 35 mph
L/D: 15-1
Min sink: 322 ft/min
Seats: 1
Cockpit width: 26 in
Landing gear: nosewheel
LSA: yes

Tirith Microplane Firebird

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Single seat single engined high wing monoplane with conventional three axis control. Wing has unswept leading and trailing edges, and constant chord; flaps fitted. Conventional tail. Pitch control by elevator on tail; yaw control by fin mounted rudder; roll control by 39% span ailerons; control inputs through stick for pitch/roll and pedals for yaw. Wing braced from below by struts; wing profile Wortmann FS67 170 17; 100% double surface. Undercarriage has three wheels in tricycle formation; no suspension on nosewheel and glass fibre suspension on main wheels. Push right go right nosewheel steering connected to yaw control. No brakes. Aluminium tube framework, with pod. Engine mounted below wing, driving pusher propeller. Flying surfaces use foam/glassfibre/epoxy composite construction, not press moulded, with covering of rip stop reinforced Mylar.

In concept the Tirith Firebird is more of a mini aeroplane than a microlight. Designed by J Webb and Prof D Howe, both of Cranfield College of Aeronautics. Controls and flying surfaces are all thoroughly conventional and aircraft release materials have been used in all critical areas. There are no control cables, push rods being used instead. Moreover, the Firebird is fitted with 60% span flaps.

In 1982 the aircraft was still being tested and still at prototype stage.

This single seat microlight is a three axes design powered by two Weslake WAE342 engines. Firebird has a rigid composite structure, but Tirith Microplane is at pains to point out that only approved materials are used for critical areas. The Firebird was designed for Tirith Microplane by Cranfield’s Prof Hower and J. H. Webb.

Initial trials following the first flight in October 1982 found the single engine under some strain. This led to the prototype being cannibalised to provide the foundation for a twin engined machine. The powerplants are mounted side by side behind the pilot, and slightly forward of the trailing edge of the high wing. Shrouds surround the 30in diameter propellers, which are driven directly by Weslake twin cylinder two-stroke engines giving 45 hp. Flight testing was in the hands of Angus McVitie.

Engine: NGL WAE342, 25 hp at 5000 rpm
Propeller diameter and pitch 36 x 16 in, 0.91 x 0.41 m
No reduction
Max static thrust 118 lb, 54 kg
Power per unit area 0.16 hp/sq.ft, 1.8 hp/sq.m
Fuel capacity 4.8 US gal, 4.0 Imp gal, 18.2 litre
Length overall: 18.5 ft, 5.65 m
Height overall: 8.7ft, 2.64m
Wing span: 29.1ft, 8.86m
Constant chord: 5.2ft, 1.60m
Dihedral: 0 deg
Sweepback 0 deg
Tailplane span 11.5 ft, 3.52 m
Fin height 3.4 ft, 1.05 m
Total wing area 153 sq.ft, 14.2 sq.m
Total aileron area 11.1 sq.ft, 1.03 sq.m
Fin area 7.5 sq.ft, 0.70 sq.m
Rudder area 3.1 sq.ft, 0.29 sq.m
Tailplane area 20.2 sq.ft. 1.88 sq.m
Total elevator area 10.4 sq.ft, 0.97 sq.m
Wing aspect ratio 5.5/1
Wheel track 5.7 ft 1.75 m
Wheelbase 5.8ft, 1.78 m
Nosewheel diameter overall: 10 inch, 25 cm
Main wheels diameter overall: 10 inch, 25 cm
Empty weight 254 lb, 115kg
Max take off weight 474 lb, 215kg
Payload 220 lb, 100kg
Max wing loading 3.10 lb/sq.ft, 15.2kg/sq.m
Max power loading 19.0 lb/hp, 8.6kg/hp
Load factors +4.0, 2.7 design; +6.0, 4.0 ultimate

Tipsy Nipper / Cobelavia Nipper III / Nipper Kits and Components Nipper / Delhamende Nipper

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Conceived by Ernest Oscar Tips, managing director of Avions Fairey SA, and produced by Tipsy intended primarily for manufacture in kit form. The Nipper flew for the first time on 2 December 1957, powered by a 40 hp Pollmann HEP engine, entering production as the T.66 Mk.1. The first production model flyng on 10 March 1959.

Identical to the Mk.1 apart from its 45 hp Start Stamo 1400A engine, the Mk.2 first flew on 16 February 1959. Nipper production by Avions Fairey commenced almost immediately and the first production T66 Mk.II, flew on 20 October 1959.

Tipsy Nipper Article

Avions Fairey produced the Nipper in both fly-away and kit forms, the latter aimed at the developing amateur constructor market. However, it is not known how many units the company built. Construction numbers which are usually a reliable indication of production figures suggest at least eighty Nippers came off the company’s Gosselies production line before manufacturing rights were transferred to Coblevia in 1961, another Belgium company. Coblevia, after some design changes, produced aircraft marketed as the Coblevia Nipper III.

In June 1966 manufacturing rights to the Nipper were purchased by an English company Nipper Aircraft Ltd and a deal was negotiated with Slingsby to produce the aircraft at its Kirbymoorside glider factory. These aircraft were marketed by Nipper Aircraft in three vanants. The Nipper Mk.III powered by a 1500cc Rollason Ardem (converted VW auto engine), the Mk.IIIA fitted with a 1600cc Rollason Ardem and the Mk.IIIB kitset intended for amateur construction.

Slingsby Tipsy Nipper

Thirty-three Nippers were produced by Slingsby before production ceased toward the end of 1969.
Acro Engines and Aeroframes, the company run by contest pilot Barry Smith, using his own Volkswagen engine conversion, with fuel injection and inverted fuel and oil systems, aerobats a relatively old lightweight design, the Tipsy Nipper.

After liquidation of Nipper Aircraft in May 1971 Nipper Kits and Components Ltd. was formed to support existing aircraft, and continued to market the aircraft in Mk III form as plans and some components. In 1998 the Nipper was still being marketed by Nipper Kits & Components.

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Nipper Mk.I
Engine: Pollman HEPU, 40 hp
Wing span: 19 ft 8 in
Length: 15 ft 0 in
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Wing area: 80.7 sq.ft

Nipper Mk.II
Engine: Stark Stamo 1400A, 45 hp
Wing span: 19 ft 8 in
Length: 15 ft 0 in
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Wing area: 80.7 sq.ft
Empty weight: 412 lb
Loaded weight: 660 lb
Max speed: 101 mph
Max cruise: 93 mph
Econ cruise: 84 mph
ROC: 630 fpm
Service ceiling: 13,100 ft
Range: 200 mi

Nipper Mk.III
Engine: Stark Stamo 1400A, 45 hp

Nipper Mk.III
Engine: Ardem X, 45 hp
Wingspan: 19 ft 8 in / 6.00 m
Wingspan over tip tanks: 20 ft 6 in / 6.25 m
Length: 15 ft 0 in / 4.56 m
Empty weight: 465 lb / 210 kg
MTOW normal: 750 lb / 340 kg
MTOW aerobatic: 685 lb / 310 kg
Cruise 75% no tanks SL: 81 kt / 93 mph / 150 kph
ROC SL: 650 fpm / 198 m/min
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft / 3660 m
Range internal fuel 30min res: 173 nm / 200 mi / 320 km
Range w/tip tanks: 390 nm / 450 mi / 720 km
Seats: 1

Nipper Mk.IIIA
Engine: Ardem 1600cc, 55 hp

Nipper Mk.IIIB
Empty weight: 211 kg
Wing area: 7.50 sq.m
Fuel capacity: 34 lt
Engine: VW, 60 hp
MAUW: 340 kg
Seats: 1
Max speed: 235 kph
Cruise speed: 150 kph
Minimum speed: 61 kph
Climb rate: 3.3 m/s
Fuel consumption: 12.5 lt/hr
Plan price (1998): £55
Kit price (1998): £4004

Nipper Mk.IV
Engine: Jabiru

Engine: VW
Span: 19ft 8in
Wing area: 80.75 sq.ft
Length: 15 ft
Max wt: 750 lbs
Empty wt: 465 lbs
ROC: 650 fpm
Cruise: 80 kts
Seats: 1

Timber Tiger Aircraft Ryan ST-L

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Nick Pfannenstiel, founder of Timber Tiger Aircraft, in February 2015, they decided to move forward with the Ryan project, a major life change. Nick acquired a set of original blueprints for the ST and started working backwards from the drawings. His goal was to maintain the Ryan’s appearance while incorporating technical improvements. Trimming the aircraft’s size by just 5% provided the needed dimensions to work with numerous options and keep things manageable. The scaled-down Ryan ST was designated the ST-L.

While the ST-L utilizes a semimonocoque fuselage like the original, the internal structure was redesigned from the ground up. There is a central steel bulkhead, which acts as the keystone for all of the aerodynamic stresses. This is heat treated after welding for strength. Steel wing stubs and landing gear complete the central attachments. Otherwise, the fuselage is composed of aluminum bulkheads and longerons. In order to preserve the Ryan’s pleasing lines, all bulkheads are positioned in the same locations as the originals. Other aspects of the airframe, including the tail feathers, wings and landing gear, also flow together nicely and fit the 95% scale replica perfectly.

Although it is 5% smaller than the ST, the ST-L actually has more room in the cockpit. “To create more space, we moved the rudder pedals to either side of the front seat rather than keeping them behind the seat like the original,” explained Nick. “So far, people up to 6 feet 5 have fit comfortably.”

For the wings, an aluminum spar was used in place of the wood spar found on the ST. The airfoil was changed from the original NACA 2412 to a Riblett GA30U-612, like that of the Kitfox. The ribs are a bonded aluminum honeycomb, which provides added strength while saving weight, and they are coated with an epoxy primer for corrosion protection. The wings are covered with Superflite, and the paint is from Stewart Systems. For simplicity, the drag/anti-drag wires were switched to a drag truss.

The Ryan ST has a reputation for being squirrelly on landings, mostly because of the leading-link landing gear. This was replaced with a torque-link landing gear, making ground handling much easier.

Because the ST-L was specifically designed to look as much like a real ST as possible, small details can make a big difference. Giving the illusion that a Menasco Pirate engine is lurking under the cowl is a four-pipe exhaust stack, although only two of the pipes actually do the job. Looking at the landing gear fairings, you can’t help but notice the mock rivets that help preserve the appearance of the original spats.

The handcrafted cow is formed by David and Maxwell Wenglarz at Wings Metal Work in San Pierre, Indiana.

At the end of construction, the ST-L came in 200 pounds lighter than the original ST.

The decision was made to go with a 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS, which fit perfectly under the cowl and has performed wonderfully in the prototype.

The ST-L kit is set up to create a natural progression where building one component naturally flows into the next. Starting with fuselage bulkhead Number 2, for example, the steel components are assembled first and everything else is added to this core. Structures and skins are predrilled where possible, but the tapered skins preclude predrilling all of the pieces. The builder will need to make a jig to build the fuselage. However, this is not required with the fully riveted quickbuild option.

Aluminum components are riveted into place using either solid or pulled rivets. For aesthetic reasons solid rivets are encouraged. The tail is composed of ribs attached to tubing, just like the original ST.

The wings can be constructed on a flat table and act as their own jig. Control cables have been replaced by push-pull tubes, and changes to the ST-L structure make wing rigging significantly easier than it was with the original ST. Other wing modifications include the change in airfoil and landing gear geometry, the addition of hydraulic toe brakes, simplification of the landing gear shock absorbers and using wire attachment fittings at the lower landing gear.

The finishing kit includes the handcrafted metal cowl to maintain the lines of the ST, as well as the firewall ring. The wheel pants and fairings for the gear legs, wing roots, stabilizer, rudder, gas cap and windshield are all fiberglass but can be made of aluminum if desired.

Build time is estimated at around 1500 hours for the standard kit, with significant time savings if the quickbuild fuselage option is selected. As of 2021, the estimated average cost to build is $75,000 to $90,000, but the price will vary from plane to plane depending on the engine and other options.

Timber Tiger ST-L
Powerplant: Rotax 912 ULS, 100 hp
Propeller: Performance Propeller, wood
Wingspan: 28.5 ft
Clipped wing option (6G limit): 1160 lb
Maximum gross weight: 1420 lb (1320 lb LSA)
Typical empty weight: 815 lb
Typical useful load: 605 lb (505 lb LSA)
Fuel capacity: 17.2 gal
Full-fuel payload: 502 lb (402 lb LSA)
Cruise speed: 80–113 kt
Climb rate (solo at 8000 ft): 800 fpm
Stall speed: 40 kt
Landing speed: 40–45 kt
Seating capacity: 2
Kit price: $42,700
Estimated completed price: $75,000–$90,000
Estimated build time: 1500 hr

Timber Tiger Aircraft Early Bird Jenny

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Timber Tiger Aircraft has made the Curtiss Jenny available to homebuilders. They have purchased the rights to sell Dennis Wiley’s Early Bird Jenny design as a kit, but with a twist. While Wiley’s Early Bird Jenny was a 67% scale replica, the kitted Jenny from Timber Tiger will be 75% scale.

Nick Pfannenstiel, Timber Tiger Aircraft President, said the basic kit is a welded steel fuselage with blueprints for the remainder of the airframe. Recognizing that a growing number of builders wish to do less work, additional kits will be offered to reduce build time and each builder can effectively build their kit à la carte, selecting the add-on kits they want without being forced to purchase items they don’t. “We’re trying to bring back a community of Early Bird Jenny builders. In addition to having a slightly larger fuselage, our kits will have CNC-machined components and improved hardware. To differentiate between the original plans-built version and our kit we are calling ours Gen 2.

Engineering and a structural analysis for the increased gross weight are complete and, while no factory prototype will be built before kits will ship, Pfannenestiel said there are no significant changes necessary to the existing, proven design.

Timber Tiger’s gross weight increase over the Gen 1 means you can now take larger passengers (just make sure you have at least 70 hp), and have dual controls.

The Gen2 has revised lines, with the contours pulled directly from original Curtiss drawings.

Simple aluminum tube spars, pre-stamped ribs, pre-routed wood struts, and more are all available, whether you prefer a more plans-built route (Basic Kit) or a more Deluxe Kit route (just add the options as you see fit).

The fuselage comes pre-welded in even the Basic Kit, meaning you have a massive jump start on your project. If you aren’t much of a welder, Timber Tiger Aircraft can finish all other welding for you, too.

Timber Tiger Aircraft will not support any airplanes built without a serial number from Early Bird Aircraft (Gen 1) or Timber Tiger Aircraft (Gen 2).

Gen2
Engine: 70-100 hp
Wingspan: 30 ft
Length: 20 ft 6 in
Empty weight: 600-700 lb
MAUW: 1200 lb
Cruise: 70 mph
Stall: 35 mph
ROC: up to 1000 fpm