Pober Pixie
Acro Sport · United States · first flew 1974 · light aircraft
The Pober Pixie is a single-seat light aircraft designed in the United States in 1974 and marketed as plans for homebuilding.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Welded 4130 steel tube fuselage and Sitka spruce wings with full-span ailerons |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Conventional parasol-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage
- Single open cockpit
- Welded 4130 steel tube fuselage and Sitka spruce wings with full-span ailerons
A parasol-wing monoplane with a Volkswagen or Limbach engine and a fixed tailwheel undercarriage.
Specifications
- The Pober Pixie has a length of 5.26 m (17 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.09 m (30 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was the result of the EAA's "Project Econoplane" after the 1973 oil crisis, and its design was inspired by the Heath Parasol. Plans were completed in January 1974 and the prototype flew in late July that year.
Variants
The Pober Pixie II was a two-seat tandem model, developed from drawings by Paul Poberezny and completed as a single example in 2000.
Where you'll see it
By March 2017, 27 examples had been registered in the United States and six with Transport Canada.
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