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H-2 Honey Bee
Specifications |
| Airframe |
| Wing Span |
19 Feet |
| Fuselage
Length |
15 Feet, 9
Inches |
| Empty Weight |
335 to 496 lbs |
| Wing Area |
140 Sq Ft |
| Power |
| Engine |
40 to 95 HP |
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Performance |
| Stall Speed |
25-35 mph |
| Cruise Speed |
55-68 mph |
| Top Speed |
68-80 mph |
| Gross Weight |
550-725 lbs |
| Design Load
@550 lbs gross weight |
+8 G, -6 G |
| Climb Rate |
400 to 850 fpm |
| Fuel Capacity |
7.5 to 12
gallons |
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.
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 |
