Spezio Tuholer
Tony Spezio · United States · first flew 1961 · light aircraft
The Spezio Sport DAL 1 Tuholer is a two-place, low-wing homebuilt aircraft using tube-and-fabric construction. A folding wing allows it to be trailered.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Welded steel tube fuselage with wooden stringers and fabric covering |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Strut-braced low wing that folds for trailering
- Tandem open cockpits, flown solo from the rear seat
- Welded steel tube fuselage with wooden stringers and fabric covering
The fuel tank is made of fibreglass, and the horizontal stabiliser has a Piper Cub style screw jack for trim. The rear headrest can be built streamlined flush with the vertical stabiliser or tapered.
Specifications
- The Spezio Tuholer has a length of 5.56 m (18 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.3 m (24 ft).
- Typical crew: 2.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
The prototype was built for