Aerosport Scamp
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|name=Aerosport Scamp
|image=Aerosport_Scamp.jpg
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|type=Sport aircraft
|national_origin=United States
|manufacturer=Homebuilt
|designer=Harris Woods
|first_flight=August 21, 1973
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The Aerosport Scamp A is a small biplane designed for home building by Harris Woods. It featured an open cabin, tricycle undercarriage, and a T-tail.
The Scamp A first flew on August 21 1973,{{cite book|editor-last1 = Taylor| editor-first1 = JWR | title = Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1988–1989 | year = 1988| publisher = Jane's Information Group| isbn =0-7106-0867-5|pages= 554–555 }} powered by an 1853 cc Volkswagen car engine. 1,050 sets of plans had sold by 1993. In addition to the many examples which have been completed in the United States, several examples of the type are active in the United Kingdom.
The Agrocopteros Scamp B is an agricultural crop spraying version of the Scamp, modified from kits assembled in Colombia.{{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages= 39}}
Specifications (Scamp A)
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|ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1988–1989
|prime units?=kts
|crew=1
|length ft=14
|length in=0
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|span ft=17
|span in=6
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|height ft=5
|height in=6.5
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|wing area sqft=105
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|airfoil=NACA 23012{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}
|empty weight lb=520-550
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|max takeoff weight lb=768-798
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=VW
|eng1 type=4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
|eng1 hp=60
|eng1 note=a modified Volkswagen automotive engine
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=fixed-pitch propeller
|prop dia ft=4
|prop dia in=8
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|max speed kts=91
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|cruise speed kts=78
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|stall speed kts=39
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|range nmi=108
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|ceiling ft=12000
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|g limits=+6 -3
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- Take-off run: {{cvt|400|ft|0}}
- Landing run: {{cvt|400|ft|0}}
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See also
References
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External links
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- {{cite web |last1=Eckland |first1=K.O. |title=American airplanes: Ab - Ak |url=http://aerofiles.com/_ab.html |website=aerofiles.com |access-date=20 November 2020}}
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Category:1970s United States civil utility aircraft