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The Whitcraft Model 165 was an American single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft designed by Mickey Whittenburg and built by him over a ten-year period, first flying in 1965.[1]
Model 165 | |
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Role | Single-seat homebuilt sporting aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Whitcraft Corporation |
Designer | Mickey Whittenburg |
First flight | 1965 |
Number built | 1 |
The Model 165 is a strut-braced, low-wing monoplane made with welded steel-tube fuselage along with a fabric covering.[1] The wing is a conventional light alloy structure with a fabric covering with vee-bracing strut on each side, ailerons but no flaps.[1] The aircraft is powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A-65 air-cooled engine driving a two-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller.[1] The pilot has an enclosed cockpit with a rearward-sliding transparent canopy, the landing gear is a fixed tailwheel type.[1]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]
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