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Early Bird Jenny powered by a Raven 1000 UL engine.
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Early Bird Jenny

The Early Bird Jenny is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Dennis Wiley and produced by the Early Bird Aircraft Company of Erie, Colorado, also by Leading Edge Airfoils of Peyton, Colorado. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit and also in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1]

Design and development

The aircraft is a 67% scale replica of the First World War Curtiss JN-4 Jenny. It features a strut-braced biplane layout, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

At the time the kit was first made available the aircraft could be constructed as a US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles exemption two-seat trainer or as an amateur-built aircraft.[1]

The Jenny is made from a mix of steel and aluminum tubing, with some wooden parts and its flying surfaces covered with doped aircraft fabric. Its Шаблон:Convert span wing has a wing area of Шаблон:Convert and the cockpit width is Шаблон:Convert. The acceptable power range is Шаблон:Convert and the standard engines used are the Шаблон:Convert Rotax 503, Шаблон:Convert Rotax 532, Шаблон:Convert Rotax 582, Шаблон:Convert Rotax 618 two-stroke engines and the Шаблон:Convert Geo Metro-based fuel injected Raven 1000 UL three cylinder, inline, liquid-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion powerplant.[1]

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of Шаблон:Convert and a gross weight of Шаблон:Convert, giving a useful load of Шаблон:Convert. With full fuel of Шаблон:Convert the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage is Шаблон:Convert.[1]

The supplied kit included the Rotax 503 engine. The manufacturer estimated the aircraft's construction time from the kit to be 500 hours.[1]

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that 53 kits had been sold and 24 aircraft were flying.[1]

Specifications (Jenny)

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Early Bird Jenny instrument panel

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References

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External links

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 147 and 193. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Шаблон:ISBN