Halsted BH-1 Saffire
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Barry Halsted, Jack Shannon, Russ Reynolds |
| Introduction | 1990 |
| Number built | 1 |
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The Halsted BH-1 Saffire is a homebuilt aircraft design introduced in the early 1990s.[1]
Design and development
Barry Halsted is an aircraft engineer who has also been an author for R/C Modeler Magazine, developing model aircraft plans. Design work started on the Saffire in 1972, construction started in 1982.[2]
The Saffire is a two-place, tandem seat, low-wing, retractable tricycle gear monoplane. The canopy is mounted on tracks to slide open. The aircraft started with a welded steel fuselage and a wooden wing construction.[2]
Operational history
Testing identified flutter in the rudder at higher speeds. Increasing the radius of the leading edge of the elevator balance tab corrected the issue.[3] The Saffire won the Best Classic Homebuilt award at AirVenture in 2011.[4]
Specifications (BH-1 Saffire)
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one
- Wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m)
- Empty weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,450 lb (1,111 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-360 ES , 210 hp (160 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 178 kn; 330 km/h (205 mph)
- Never exceed speed: 222 kn (255 mph; 411 km/h)
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