The Thatcher CX5 is an American
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 ...
that was designed by Dave Thatcher.
Development
The CX5 is a two place, all metal,
low-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 ...
,
tricycle gear
Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or ''landing gear'', arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has a single nose wheel in the front, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity. Tricycle g ...
-equipped aircraft. The prototype aircraft is outfitted with a
Revmaster R-2300
The Revmaster R-2300 is a 4 stroke aircraft engine for Homebuilt aircraft
Design and development
The engine is based on the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. It is extensively modified for aircraft use. This modification consists of a quad CDI ignit ...
. The wings have upturned outer sections for
dihedral.
Specifications (CX5)
See also
References
Homebuilt aircraft
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