The Advanced Aviation Husky, Hi-Nuski and Coyote are a family of
American
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ultralight aircraft
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that was designed and produced by
Advanced Aviation
Advanced Aviation was a manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in kit form based in Orlando, Florida. It marketed designs by HighCraft AeroMarine under licence.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-109 and E-19. ...
. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for
amateur construction and introduced in 1978.
[Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-19. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ]
Design and development
The Husky predates the US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles
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In the United States, ultralights are described as "ultralight vehicles" and not as aircraft. They are not requ ...
rules, but complies with them, including the category's maximum empty weight of . The aircraft has a standard empty weight of . It features a
cable-braced high-wing
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A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
, a single-seat, open cockpit,
tricycle landing gear
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and a single engine in
pusher configuration
In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...
. The aircraft is described as a "RipSilver", an unlicensed clone of the
Eipper Quicksilver
Quicksilver is a line of single and two-place high wing, single-engine, ultralight aircraft that evolved from weight-shift hang gliders including Bob Lovejoy's High Tailer.
The earliest powered version, the Quicksilver C, was created as a se ...
, which it closely resembles.
The Husky is made from
aluminum
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tubing, with the wings and tail surfaces covered in
Dacron
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sailcloth. Its span wing is cable braced from a single
kingpost. The pilot is accommodated with a sling seat, suspended from the wing. The control system is unconventional with pitch controlled by weight shift, while roll is controlled by wing-mounted
spoilers controlled by cables attached to the pilot's seat and actuated by weight shift. The tail surfaces are fixed.
The Husky was later developed into the
Advanced Aviation Cobra
The Advanced Aviation Cobra was a U.S. ultralight aircraft of extremely minimalist design marketed for homebuilding, developed from the Advanced Aviation Husky. The pilot is seated in an open framework suspended beneath a fabric-covered wing on w ...
.
Variants
;Husky
:Version with a
Cuyuna 430D
The Cuyuna 430 and Cuyuna 340 are a family of two-stroke, twin-cylinder piston snowmobile engines that were redesigned to serve as ultralight aircraft powerplants.Cuyuna Development Company: ''Cuyuna Engines'', Cuyuna Development Company, undat ...
direct drive engine of . Also called the Hi-Nusky.
;Coyote
:Version with a
Cuyuna 215
The 2si 215 is a family of single-cylinder, fan-cooled, two-stroke, single ignition, aircraft engines that were designed for ultralight aircraft.Cuyuna Development Company: ''Cuyuna Engines'', Cuyuna Development Company, undated
The basic engin ...
reduction drive engine of .
Specifications (Husky)
References
External links
Photo of a Husky in flight{{Advanced Aviation aircraft
1970s United States ultralight aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Husky
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