Fisher Horizon
| Horizon 1 & 2 | |
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| Role | Kit aircraft |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Fisher Flying Products |
| First flight | 1990 (Horizon 1) 1991 (Horizon 2) |
| Introduction | 1990 (Horizon 1) 1991 (Horizon 2) |
| Number built | Horizon 1 - 55 (2011) Horizon 2 - 40 (2011)[1] |
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The Fisher Horizon is a family of Canadian two-seats-in-tandem, conventional landing gear, single-engined, high-wing monoplane kit aircraft designed for construction by amateur builders. The Horizon 1 was inspired by the Aeronca Champion and its later version, the Bellanca Citabria, while the Horizon 2 was inspired by the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Fisher Flying Products was originally based in Edgeley, North Dakota, USA but the company is now located in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.[2][3][4][5][6]
Development
The Horizon 1 was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the United States in 1990, with the Horizon 2 following the next year. Both were intended to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built category, although both types qualify as ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as Canada. They also qualify as US Experimental Light Sport Aircraft.[3][5][6]
The construction of the Horizon is of wood, with the wings, tail and fuselage covered with doped aircraft fabric. The aircraft features "V" struts, jury struts and a modified GA (W)-2 airfoil. The Horizon's main landing gear uses bungee suspension. The company claims an amateur builder can complete either aircraft from the kit in 600 hours.[2][3][5][6]
The specified engines for the Horizon include the 65 hp (48 kW) or 85 hp (63 kW) Limbach Flugmotoren Volkswagen air-cooled engine–based four-stroke or the Lycoming O-235.[2][3][5][6]
Variants
- Horizon 1
- Two-seat tandem high-wing STOL aircraft with no rear window, flaps and swept tail. Standard empty weight is 520 lb (236 kg) when equipped with a 65 hp (48 kW) Limbach Flugmotoren engine and it has a gross weight of 1,050 lb (476 kg). Fifty-five examples flying by 2011.[1][2][5]
- Horizon 2
- Two-seat tandem high-wing STOL aircraft with a rear window, slotted flaps and ailerons and rounded tail. Standard empty weight is 570 lb (259 kg) when equipped with a 85 hp (63 kW) Limbach Flugmotoren engine and it has a gross weight of 1,050 lb (476 kg). Forty examples flying by 2011.[1][2][6]
Specifications Horizon 1)
Data from Company website, AeroCrafter & Kitplanes[2][3][4][5]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
- Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Wing area: 113 sq ft (10.51 sq m)
- Airfoil: modified GA (W)-2
- Empty weight: 520 lbs (236 kg)
- Useful load: 530 lb (240 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 1050 lbs (476 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Limbach Flugmotoren Four-stroke, four-cylinder Volkswagen air-cooled engine, 65 hp (48 kW)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 120 mph (194 km/h)
- Maximum speed: 100 mph (162 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 85 mph (138 km/h)
- Stall speed: 40 mph (65 km/h)
- Rate of climb: 800 fpm (4.1 m/s)
- Wing loading: 9.3 lb/sq ft (45.3 kg/sq m)
- Power/mass: 16.2 lb/hp (0.101 kW/kg)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- 1 2 3 4 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 54. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Downey, Julia: Kit Aircraft Directory 2005, Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 59. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 159. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- 1 2 3 Kitplanes Staff: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 49. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fisher Flying Products (n.d.). "Horizon 1". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fisher Flying Products (n.d.). "Horizon 2". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
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