Stits SA-7 Sky-Coupe explained

The Stits SA-7 Skycoupe is a two-seat, side-by-side seating, high wing homebuilt aircraft designed by Ray Stits.[1]

Design

Ray Stits designed 14 different homebuilt aircraft kits that were some of the first available to the general public built in quantity.[2] Stits is also known to the general public as the maker of the Stits Junior, Stits SA-2A Sky Baby,[3] and Stits Baby Bird, each of which was once the world's smallest aircraft.[4] Engineer Harold Dale assisted in the certification process after completing his Dale Weejet 800.[5]

The Skycoupe was provided as a kit with a pre-fabricated steel tube fuselage. The surfaces are fabric covered. The aircraft was designed to accommodate engines ranging from 60to.

Variants

SA-7A
  • SA-7B
  • Powered by a Continental C85
    SA-7C
  • SA-7D
  • Updated with a squared off swept tail configuration.
    SA-9A
  • A type certificated version.

    References

    . John W. R. Taylor . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1961–62 . 1961 . London . Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. .

    Notes and References

    1. Experimenter. The Latest in the Stits Line. Leo J. Kohn. Feb 1957.
    2. Web site: Students Restore Sky Coupe. 27 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101122113404/http://eaa.org/news/2010/2010-01-28_students.asp. 22 November 2010. dead. dmy-all.
    3. Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. Seven Foot Airplane Flies 150 Miles Per Hour. September 1952. Hearst Magazines. 117.
    4. Web site: Ray Stits. 27 December 2010. 11 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711030739/http://www.fraseraerotechnologycompany.com/Ray_Stits_Aircraft.html. dead.
    5. Trefethen. Joan. The 'Weejet'. Sport Aviation. May 1959. 4–5.

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