The Ganagobie ( en, Big Fish) is a single place,
parasol wing homebuilt aircraft that was built by Willam and James Lobet, first flying in 1953.
Design and development
The first example was built in
Lille, France using a 1930 Clerget engine, but was abandoned due to replacement engine availability after the first 23 hours of flight. In 1955 an enlarged version was designed by Gorges Jacquemin, increasing the wing area from . Power was from a Poinsard engine. It was marketed as a plans-built homebuilt aircraft by Falconar Avia.
The aircraft is a single place,
strut-braced
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
parasol winged design, with
conventional landing gear. The all-wood
fuselage with
plywood
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covering has a diamond shaped cross-section. The dual wooden
spar wings have
aircraft fabric covering
Aircraft fabric covering is a term used for both the material used and the process of covering aircraft open structures. It is also used for reinforcing closed plywood structures. The de Havilland Mosquito is an example of this technique, as ar ...
. A fuel tank is mounted in each wing root. The design can accommodate engines with as low an output as .
Variants
;Ganagobie:first flown in 1952 powered by a Clerget engine.
;Ganagobie 02: the first aircraft re-engined with an engine from a target drone.
;Ganagobie 3: A second aircraft built by Mr. La Rue Smith in Alberta, Canada, powered by a
McCulloch O-90 or
Continental A40.
;Ganagobie 4:An ultra-light version built using weight saving techniques and
Okoumé Mahogany, powered by a
Nelson H-63
The Nelson H-63, known in the US military designation system as the YO-65, is an American dual ignition, four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, two-stroke aircraft engine that was developed by the Nelson Engine Company for use in helicopters and ...
;Ganagobie 05:A developed version typically powered by a
Limbach SL1700D
;Ganagobie Mousebird:an updated design developed for New Zealand regulations.
Aircraft on display
A
Nelson H-63-CP powered example of the Ganaboie, built by Haydon L Shafor in 1980, is on display at the
EAA Airventure Museum in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh.
History
Oshkosh was ...
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Specifications (Ganagobie 05)
References
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External links
Ganagobie Story
Homebuilt aircraft