The Skipper Scrappy UAC-200 is an American homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt aerobatic biplane that was designed by WA Skipper of Greeley, Colorado, introduced in 1970. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, but plans seem to no longer be available.Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 152. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977.

Design and development

The aircraft features a biplane layout, a single-seat, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with the span wings built from wood and the whole aircraft covered in Aircraft dope, doped aircraft fabric. The standard engine used is the Lycoming IO-360 powerplant, which gives a 3700 foot per minute (19 m/s) climb rate and a top speed of . The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is .

Operational history

By October 2013 three examples had once been Aircraft registration, registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, but only one remained currently registered. In September 1997 a Scrappy UAC-200 was flown to third place in the International Aerobatic Club basic category at the East Coast Aerobatics Championships, held in Warrenton, Virginia.

Specifications (Scrappy UAC-200)

References

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