The Pop's Props Zing is a single seat, open-cockpit,
parasol wing, single-engine
monoplane
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A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
, first flown in 1996. The aircraft was designed by Scott Land and produced by
Pop's Props of
Cooksville, Illinois in the form of plans and an
aircraft kit
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 ...
. The company is no longer in business and the aircraft kit is now available from
Simplex Aeroplanes of
Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
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The aircraft was designed for the
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category, including the category's empty weight limit. The standard empty weight of the Zing is .
Design and development
The Zing was designed as a higher performance version of the
Cloudster, with a smaller wing with a span less than the Cloudster, yielding higher cruise speeds at the price of a higher
stall speed.
The Zing is constructed of wood and covered in
aircraft fabric. The landing gear is
conventional with sprung aluminum main gear and a steerable tailwheel. The double surfaced wing is
strut-braced with two parallel main struts and
jury strut
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s per side. The wing features 60% span
aileron
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s and the whole wing can be removed for transport or storage. Available engines include the
Kawasaki 340-LC liquid-cooled engine of , the
Half VW of as well as several
Rotax engines. The designer recommended power range is .
Due to the laborious wood and fabric construction, builder completion time is estimated at 300-500 man-hours from plans or 200 man-hours from the kit. The kit is available as a single kit or as several sub-kits.
Specifications (Zing)
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1990s United States ultralight aircraft
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