Pop's Props Zing
Pop's Props · United States · first flew 1996 · light aircraft
The Pop's Props Zing is a single-seat, open-cockpit, parasol-wing, single-engine ultralight monoplane first flown in 1996.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 5.18 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol wing braced by two parallel main struts and jury struts per side
- Open cockpit for a single pilot
- Wing with 60 percent span ailerons and a steerable tailwheel
A small wood-and-fabric parasol monoplane with a strut-braced wing of 7.75 m span and an open cockpit.
Specifications
- The Pop's Props Zing has a length of 5.18 m (17 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.75 m (25 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 110 km/h (68 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Scott Land designed it as a higher-performance version of the Cloudster, with a wing 4.5 ft (1.4 m) shorter, giving higher cruise speeds at the price of a higher stall speed.
Variants
It was developed from the Cloudster. There was no separate variant listed in the source.
Where you'll see it
It was offered as plans and a kit by Pop's Props and later by Simplex Aeroplanes. Five had been built by 1998.
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