Aero Dynamics Sparrow Hawk Explained

The Aero Dynamics Sparrow Hawk MK II is an American homebuilt, two seater,[1] single-engine, pusher monoplane, manufactured by Aero Dynamics Limited. It was designed by former Boeing design engineer Charles "Chuck" Herbst.[2] [3] [4]

Design and development

The Sparrow Hawk is a twin boom, twin fin, ultralight aircraft built with mixed construction materials most notably including Kevlar, carbon fiber and polyurethane foam.[5] [6] It uses a Rotax 532 two-stroke aircraft engine in pusher configuration.[7] It employs a cantilever, shoulder wing, fixed landing gear and a two-seat enclosed cockpit.[8]

In 2022, Sparrow Hawk Aviation Ltd announced that they had plans to redesign and improve the Sparrow Hawk, though no redesigns have been made to the aircraft design yet.[9]

Operational history

The Sparrow Hawk had its official public debut in July 1985 at the EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In, as two Sparrow Hawks, registered as N5793F and N5832M, attended.[6] The manufacturer and model of N5793F is recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an "Ultralight Aircraft Ltd Sparrow Hawk Mk II",[10] while N5832M is recorded as an "Aero Dynamics Ltd Sparrow Hawk MkII".[11]

A Sparrow Hawk (registered N8728A) was displayed at the Air Display and Air Races event at Cranfield Aerodrome in the United Kingdom, on 20 September 1987.[12] [13] The same aircraft was exhibited at the SBAC-organized Farnborough Airshow in September 1988.[14]

Known aircraft on display

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAA Registry - Aircraft - Make / Model Inquiry. 2020-10-05. registry.faa.gov.
  2. Web site: American airplanes: Ab - Ak . 2022-03-27 . www.aerofiles.com.
  3. Web site: ABPic Photo Library. Search Results. 2022-03-28. abpic.co.uk.
  4. Book: Gunston, Bill . World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers . Sutton Publishing . 2005 . 0-7509-3981-8 . 2nd . Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, ENG, UK . 10.
  5. Book: United Kingdom: Air League of the British Empire . 1985 . 429-430.
  6. Chris . Chatfield . Oshkosh Concordiale . Air-Britain Digest . 12,15 . 38 . 1 . 1986.
  7. Web site: Aircraft N8707A Data . 2022-03-31 . www.airport-data.com.
  8. Web site: American airplanes: Ab - Ak . 2022-03-27 . www.aerofiles.com.
  9. Web site: Homebuilts Under Development . 2022-03-31 . homebuilt.org .
  10. Web site: FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-number Enquiry (N5793F). 2022-03-27. registry.faa.gov.
  11. Web site: FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-number Enquiry (N5832M). 2022-03-27. registry.faa.gov.
  12. November 1987 . Display Reports . . 492.
  13. Web site: FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-number Enquiry (N8728A) . 2022-05-27. registry.faa.gov.
  14. Web site: Show Reports Farnborough 1988. 2022-05-27. scramble.nl.
  15. Web site: Aircraft Data N23SH . 2022-03-31 . airport-data.com .
  16. Web site: FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-number Enquiry (N23SH) . 2022-03-31 . registry.faa.gov.

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