The RagWing RW11 Rag-A-Bond is a two-seat,

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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 ...

conventional landing gear Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Term ...

, single engine

homebuilt aircraft Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenn ...

designed by Roger Mann and sold as plans by RagWing Aircraft Designs for amateur construction.Downey, Julia: ''1999 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 66. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 235. BAI Communications. The RW11 is a replica of the

Piper PA-15 Vagabond The Piper PA-15 Vagabond and PA-17 Vagabond are both two-seat, high-wing, conventional gear light aircraft that were designed for personal use and for flight training and built by Piper Aircraft starting in 1948.Montgomery, MR and Gerald Foster,: ...

Design and development

The RW11 was designed for the US experimental homebuilt aircraft category or as a US

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two-seat ultralight trainer and first flown in 1996. The

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is constructed entirely from wood and covered with

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. The landing gear is of conventional configuration with bungee suspension. The cabin is internally wide and drooped

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style wingtips are optional. The aircraft's installed power range is and the standard engine is the

Rotax 503 The Rotax 503 is a , inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.Raisner, William: ''LEAF catlog'', pages 6-105. Leading Edge Airfoils, 1995. As of 2011 the Ro ...

, although the

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and

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engines have also been used. The RW11 is only offered as plans and the designer estimates it will take 500 hours to complete the aircraft.

Specifications (RW11)

References

External links

* {{RagWing Aircraft Designs Homebuilt aircraft High-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1996