LoPresti Fury
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| Type | Sports plane |
| Manufacturer | LoPresti |
| Designed by | Roy LoPresti |
| Maiden flight | 1988 |
| Number built | 1 |
The LoPresti Fury is a prototype sports plane built in the United States in the late 1980s. It is a fast two-seat low wing tail dragger made out of sheet metal based on the Globe Swift. The engine installed today is a Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, which has a max speed of 222 mph. The aircraft will carry two adults with up to 100 pounds of baggage and has a range of 1000 miles. Its home is in Vero Beach, FL.
Originally designed by Roy LoPresti while working at Piper, he eventually secured rights to the design following the bankruptcy of the company.
[edit] Specifications (prototype, converted Swift)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.93 m)
- Wing area: 139 ft² (12.9 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,450 lb (660 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,300 lb (1,050 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 hp (150 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 222 mph (355 km/h)
- Range: 1,000 miles (1,600 km)
- Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)
[edit] References
- Manufacturer's website
- "Piper to produce SwiftFury single" (9 September 1989). Flight International.
- "LoPresti gets Fury design rights" (15-21 February 2000). Flight International.
- Cox, Bill (November 2004). "The Fury is Coming". Plane & Pilot.
- Morgan, Jan (December 2004). "Rebound of the Fury". Robb Report: 331-38.
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