The Southern Aeronautical Scamp is an American aircraft designed for
homebuilt construction and
Formula V Air Racing
Formula V Air Racing is an American motorsport that involves small aircraft using engines up to in displacement.
History
The proposal for Formula V has its roots in the 1964 Reno Air Races.
In 1969, Air racer, Steve Wittman presented at the ...
.
Design and development
The Scamp is a single place,
mid-wing
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
aircraft with
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 ...
. The
fuselage
The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraft t ...
is constructed with steel tubing and covered with
fabric
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. The wings are of all wood construction.
Specifications (Scamp)
See also
References
Renegade
Renegade or The Renegade may refer to:
Aircraft
*Lake Renegade, an American amphibious aircraft design
*Murphy Renegade, a Canadian ultralight biplane design
*Southern Aeronautical Renegade, an American racing aircraft design
Games
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1960s United States sport aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Mid-wing aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
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