The Fisher Youngster is a Canadian single-seat,

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, single-engined,

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kit aircraft designed for construction by amateur builders. The aircraft was inspired by the

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but the company is now located in Vaughan, Ontario,

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Development

The Youngster was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the

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in 1994 and was intended to comply with the US '' Experimental - Amateur-built'' category, although it qualifies as an ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as

. It also qualifies as a US Experimental Light Sport Aircraft. The Youngster's standard empty weight is when equipped with a Rotax 503 engine and it has a gross weight of . The aircraft is stressed for +6 and -3.75 g and is suitable for sportsman category aerobatics. The construction of the Youngster is of wood with the

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built in a Warren Truss covered with a birch

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skin. The fuselage employs longitudinal stringers to replicate the Jungmeister's shape. The wings and tail are covered with doped aircraft fabric. The wings feature interplane struts,

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s, bottom wing

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s only and a NACA 2315 airfoil. Like the original Jungmeister upon which it is based, the Youngster has no flaps. The Youngster's main landing gear has bungee suspension. The cockpit can be left open or covered with an optional canopy for cold weather operations. The company claims an amateur builder can complete the aircraft from the kit in 500 hours. The specified engines for the Youngster include the Rotax 503 two-stroke and the Great Plains Aircraft four-stroke

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auto conversions of up to and can also be used. By late 2004 20 Youngsters were flying.

Variants

;Youngster :Original Rotax-powered design ;Youngster V :Great Plains

powered version

Specifications

References

External links

Official websitePhoto of a Fisher Youngster on Airliners.net
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Development

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