Stits SA-5 Flut-R-Bug
The Stits SA-5 Flut-R-Bug is a homebuilt aircraft designed by Ray Stits.
Design and development
The Flut-R-Bug can be built as a single place or tandem seat aircraft. It was an early complete-kit aircraft, sold with a pre-welded fuselage. Stits planned to deliver 100 kits to the German market for homebuilding.[1] Examples have been completed in the United States and in Europe.
The SA-5 is a mid-wing, tricycle landing gear design with folding wings. The aircraft was intended to be towed by a vehicle by the (lowered) tail on its main gear with wings folded along its sides. The cockpit can be open, or covered with a bubble canopy. The fuselage is constructed from welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering. The wings use spruce wooden spars with fabric covering.[2]
Variants
- SA-5A
- Single place variant
- SA-6A
- Two seat tandem variant with a 1,015 lb (460 kg) gross weight[3]
- SA-6B
- Two seat variant with wider span wings and larger tail surface[4]
Specifications (Stits SA-5 Flut-R-Bug)
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
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- Airfoil: NACA 4412Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
- Fuel capacity: 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal)Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
- Propellers: 2-bladed SensenichTemplate:Aircraft specs/length
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Check Pilot Report on the Flut-R-Bug". Flying Magazine. July 1956.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Flut-R-Bug". Sport Aviation: 25. January 1959.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EAA Fly-In". Flying Magazine: 36. November 1960.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dean McCarty (March 1957). "Report on the Stits Homebuilt". Flying Magazine.
