The Wickham Model C Sunbird is a single-seat homebuilt aircraft designed by Boeing engineer James M. Wickham.
Design
The Sunbird is a single-place low wing
taildragger
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 ...
made primarily of wood. Power was originally a
1600cc VW, but a
Continental C85 was installed later in its life.
[Wickham, James M. "A Spin Test." ''Sport Aviation,'' Mar. 1982: pgs 40-43.]
Operational history
The Wickham C was the third of six designs by Wickham, which first flew in 1975.
Specifications
See also
References
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Homebuilt aircraft
1970s United States sport aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1975