LoPresti Fury
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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, based on the Globe Swift and made of sheet aluminum. The current engine is a Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, giving the Fury 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.
Originally designed by Roy LoPresti while working at LoPresti Piper Aircraft Engineering Company, he eventually secured rights to the design following the bankruptcy of the company.
Operational history
The aircraft was displayed at Sun 'n Fun in 1989 as the SwiftFury. Over 500 orders were placed for the aircraft prior to Piper's bankruptcy in 1991.{{cite journal|magazine=Plane and Pilot|title=YIPPEE: Evolution Of A Thoroughbred|date=October 2008}}
Specifications (prototype, converted Swift)
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|prime units? = imp
|crew=One pilot
|capacity=1 passenger
|span m=8.93
|span ft=29
|span in=4
|wing area sqm=12.9
|wing area sqft=139
|empty weight kg=660
|empty weight lb=1,450
|gross weight kg=1,050
|gross weight lb=2,300
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
|eng1 kw=150
|eng1 hp=200
|max speed kmh=355
|max speed mph=222
|range km=1,600
|range miles=1,000
|ceiling m=6,400
|ceiling ft=21,000
|climb rate ms=6.9
|climb rate ftmin=1,350
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References
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- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19991128100515/http://loprestifury.com/ Manufacturer's website]}}
- {{cite journal |title=Piper to produce SwiftFury single |journal=Flight International |date=9 September 1989 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1989/1989%20-%202728.html |accessdate=2008-03-27 |pages=6}}
- {{cite journal |title=LoPresti gets Fury design rights |journal=Flight International | date=15–21 February 2000 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/2000/2000%20-%200340.html |accessdate=2008-03-27 |pages=38}}
- {{cite journal|last=Cox |first=Bill |title=The Fury is Coming |journal=Plane & Pilot |date=November 2004 |url=http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/pilot-talk/x-country-log/the-fury-is-coming.html |accessdate=2008-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704201723/http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/pilot-talk/x-country-log/the-fury-is-coming.html |archivedate=July 4, 2008 }}
- {{cite journal |last=Morgan |first=Jan |title=Rebound of the Fury |journal=Robb Report |date=December 2004 |pages=331–38 }}