FLSZ Der Kricket DK-1
Flight Level Six Zero · United States · first flew 1978 · light aircraft
The Der Kricket DK-1 is a single-seat, single-engine biplane designed and built in the United States in the 1970s with an emphasis on simplicity. Several were built by amateurs from plans.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 4.88 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Equal-span, equal-chord biplane with significant stagger and no flying wires
- Single I-form interplane strut each side and N-form cabane struts
- Volkswagen flat-four with exposed cylinder heads, and an all-moving alloy tail
The wings have the same span and chord, with the lower wing mounted at the bottom of the fuselage and plain ailerons on the lower wings only. The wheels are in speed fairings on faired light-alloy legs.
Specifications
- The FLSZ Der Kricket DK-1 has a length of 4.88 m (16 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 4.88 m (16 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 185 km/h (115 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
John Dooley, Donald Miller, Cyril Smith and Roy Wheeler founded Flight Level Six Zero to design it, and work began in 1971. The first flight was on 19 September 1978, and a second aircraft flew five days later.
Variants
The plans allow either flat or rounded fuselage sides, the latter needing one extra angle piece per side.
Where you'll see it
The designers completed three Krickets, and the FAA register records four other examples. Examples are on display at the Wings Over the Rockies museum in Denver and the Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal, Kansas.
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