The Heuberger Sizzler is
low-wing,
tricycle gear,
homebuilt aircraft that was designed by
Continental Air Lines
Continental Airlines, simply known as Continental, was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers.
Continental started ...
engineer Larry Heuberger.
Design and development
The prototype Sizzler was started in November 1956
The Sizzler is almost a
T-tail arrangement with a small amount of
vertical stabilizer protruding. It is mostly
aluminium construction with
flush rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite to the head is called the ''tail''. On installation, the rivet is placed in a punched ...
ing. The Sizzler uses a
fiberglass cowling and wing fairings. The front
spar is from an
Ercoupe and the nose gear is modified from a
Cessna 180
The Cessna 180 Skywagon is a four- or six-seat, fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which was produced between 1953 and 1981. Though the design is no longer in production, many of these aircraft are still in use as personal aircr ...
tail wheel.
Variants
*;Heuberger Sizzler
*;Heuberger Sizzler II
:Widened for two seats side-by-side, integrated leading edge wet-wing and larger stabilizer
Specifications (Sizzler)
See also
References
{{Larry Heuberger aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft