The RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet is a family of single seat,

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, single engine ultralight aircraft designed by Roger Mann and sold as plans by RagWing Aircraft Designs for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-49. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 155. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485XPurdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 234. BAI Communications. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 65. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 117. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The RW1 was designed as an

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compliant aircraft that would have an empty weight within that category's empty weight limit. The RW1 was designed as a 3/4 scale ultralight version of the classic 1920s vintage

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.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 123. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The

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is constructed entirely from wood and covered with

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. The landing gear is of conventional configuration and the wings are detachable. The aircraft's installed power range is and the standard engine was originally the

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. The

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has been used, as well as the

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and

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. Partial kits and construction kits were available in the late 1990s, but today the series are only offered as plans. Reported construction time is 300–500 hours. The same basic airframe design was also used to produce the RW5 which is a replica of the

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and the RW6 Rag-A-Muffin.

Variants

;RW1 Ultra-Piet :Ultralight replica of the

. ;RW5 Heath Replica :Full sized ultralight replica of the

, first flown in 1994. ;RW6 Rag-A-Muffin (formerly the ''Sport Parasol'') :Ultralight replica of the

for short and rough fields and with extra stowage, first flown in 1994.

Specifications (RW1)

References

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{{RagWing Aircraft Designs 1990s United States ultralight aircraft

Design and development

Variants

Specifications (RW1)

See also

References

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