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The Andreasson BA-4B is a single-seat aerobatic biplane which was marketed for homebuilding and also produced complete.
BA-4B | |
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Role | Sports biplane |
Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
Designer | Björn Andreasson |
First flight | 1966 |
Developed from | Andreasson BA-4 |
Developed into | Andreasson BA-11 |
The BA-B4B was based on Andreasson's 1944 wooden BA-4 revised to take advantage of more modern construction techniques, such as the use of sheet metal. The first example was built by apprentices at the Malmö Aircraft Industry (M.F.I.).[1] It is a single-bay, staggered-wing biplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. P.J.C Phillips acquired worldwide production rights for complete, rather than kit built, version and marketed them in the UK through Crosby Aviation.[2] In the US the B-4B was marketed by Larry Karp as the Canary Hawk.
In 2014 there were six BA-4Bs on the UK civil register, one Crosby built and the others homebuilt. Three of these have the Continental O-200-A engine but the other three use Lycoming flat fours with outputs between 81 kW (108 hp) and 119 kW (160 hp).[3] In 2009 four BA-4Bs remained on the Swedish register.[4]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974/5[2]
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