The Clutton-Tabenor FRED is a British

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design introduced in 1963.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 98. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 104. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The

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FRED (Flying Runabout Experimental Design) was designed and built by E.C. Clutton and E.W. Sherry between 1957 and 1963. The aircraft, registered ''G-ASZY'', first flew at Meir aerodrome,

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on 3 November 1963. It was a single-seat wood and fabric

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powered originally by a Triumph 5T motorcycle engine. By 1968 it was flying with a converted Volkswagen engine. The Continental A-65 four stroke powerplant has also been used. The plans were made available to allow the aircraft to be homebuilt and thirty to forty examples have been built around the world.

Variants

;FRED Series 1 :Prototype, one built. ;FRED Series 2 :Homebuilt version sold in the form of plans. ;FRED Series 3 :Improved homebuilt version.

Specifications (FRED Series 2)

References

External links

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