H2 Honey
Bee, Bert Howland's H2 Honey Bee bi-plane, from Classic Aero
Enterprises, H2 Honey Bee ultra lite
plane, Ultralight News
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Single place Part 103 ultralights in the United States are defined as single
place ultralight aircraft that weigh 254 lbs or less, have a stall speed
not more than 24 knots, a top
speed of 55 knots, and carry no more than 5 gallons of fuel. To fly a
legal Part 103
ultralight aircraft in the United States the pilot does not require a
pilot license.
Single place aircraft weighing more than 254 lbs. in the U.S. require a
pilots license and must be built as experimental, amateur built,
homebuilt aircraft. These include weight shift aircraft, more commonly
known as trikes, powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
Single place ultralights in Canada can weigh up to 1200 lbs. and an
ultralight pilots license is required to fly them. |
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H2 Honey Bee
ultralight, H2 Honey Bee ultralight aircraft, H2 Honey Bee ultra lite
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The H2 Honey Bee is an open cockpit single
seater. The fuselage and wing construction is all aluminum
covered in standard aircraft covering materials..
The H-2 is a strut- and cable-braced aerobatic
biplane with four, equal-span, 8-footwing panels, designed to
handle G-loads of +8 to -6.
The prototype and early versions used engines
in the 40-46 horsepower range, but Bert Howland the designer
later moved up to an engine of 65 horsepower as standard.
The plans provide a four aileron option for
those who wish a more responsive roll rate.
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When that option is selected, together with an
engine in the 85 horsepower range or better (such as the Hirth
F-30)and with an inverted fuel system, the H-2A is suitable
for use in competition aerobatics up to the International
Aerobatic Club's "intermediate level."
In 1992, an H-2A Honey Bee was named "Best" in
the combined Ultralight/Lightplane category during the EAA East
Coast Fly-in at Wilmington, Delaware.
When a larger engine is combined with
the four ailerons the Honey-Bee is nimble enough to handle most
aerobatics!
Raw materials kits available from Wicks
Aircraft Supply.
CLASSIC AERO ENTERPRISES
343 Wrexham Ct.,
Hampton VA 23669 |
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H2 Honey Bee
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