Super Koala
The Super Koala first introduced
in 1984 is another in the fine line of Fisher Flying Products all wood
geodetic construction aircraft. Building times have been reported to be between 400 and 600
hours, with quick build component kits cutting these times down
considerably.
Factory support, building manuals are good.
For more information
contact
Fisher Flying Products
www.fisherflying.com
A T.U.F. VIEW
This side by side seating two place opens the doors for those on a limited
budget, but at the cost of longer building times. When complete the craft
will climb at 800 feet per minute on a 582 (don't even think about
launching it in the air with a 503) with a cruise in the 65 to 70 m.p.h.
range. Stall with flaps is an honest 35 m.p.h.
While this would make a
great little one owner craft, I would not suggest it for as a two place
trainer. The landing gear just isn't strong enough.
The Ultralight Flyer rates
The Factory......
..................................... 9.0
The Super Koala...................................... 6.0
The following can be found at: http://www.lairdlind.com/keithada.htm
A recent addition to the Fisher/FFP
fleet, Keith reports:
This one received it airworthiness on Mar
2, 2000 and flew the next day. After some minor adjusting on the Horz.
Stab rigging she's been flying hands off ever since.
|
Empty
Weight: |
410 lbs. |
| Gross Weight: |
830 lbs. |
| Wing Span: |
31 ft. |
| Wing Area: |
140 sq. ft. |
| Engine: |
503/582 Rotax |
| Cruise Speed: |
80 m.p.h. |
| Stall Speed: |
36 m.p.h. |
| VNE: |
95 m.p.h. |
| Construction: |
Wood/Conventional
Fabric |
It's powered by a 582 and a Warp Drive
Ground adjustable 3-blade. The combination work pretty well together
although I was hoping for a slightly faster cruise speed. I fly between
5800 -6000 on the tach and that produces about a 65 knot indicated
airspeed. Gps shows anywhere from 70 to 85 mph ground speed depending on
the wind.
I added the Dakota Hawk wing tanks to
bring total fuel up to about 26 gallons. It's a single seater with full
fuel but hauls a 50 pound back pack full of camping gear just fine.
I took the Alexander Sport Air Workshop
from Poly-Fiber to learn how to use their product in the "Stits"
finishing process. It's ribbed laced and painted with Poly Fiber Poly Tone
paint.
"After flying with the Rotax 582 for 60hrs, it was
removed and replaced with a "0" time Cont. A-65-8. Performance with
Cont is outstanding. Airspeed
went from 60kts to 70kts and fuel consumption was cut in half. The
plane came in empty at 620lbs.
With 20 gals of fuel and burning only 4gph, its a
great cross country bird. I have nearly 40hrs on the new engine and its
running great. Mechanical brakes were replaced with Matco Hyd's and
full size aircraft tires along with a full size aircraft tailwheel.
Running a new Hegy wood prop"
Keith Adams.
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