Pop's Props Zing
{{Short description|American homebuilt light aircraft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
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The Pop's Props Zing is a single seat, open-cockpit, parasol wing, single-engine monoplane, first flown in 1996. The aircraft was designed by Scott Land and produced by Pop's Props of Cooksville, Illinois in the form of plans and an aircraft kit. The company is no longer in business and the aircraft kit is now available from Simplex Aeroplanes of Old Saybrook, Connecticut.Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-65. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 222. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 62. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851{{cite web|url = http://simplexaero.com/|title = Home|accessdate = 28 February 2012|last = Simplex Aeroplanes|date = 2011}}
The aircraft was designed for the FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category, including the category's {{convert|254|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} empty weight limit. The standard empty weight of the Zing is {{convert|249|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
Design and development
The Zing was designed as a higher performance version of the Cloudster, with a smaller wing with a span {{convert|4.5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} less than the Cloudster, yielding higher cruise speeds at the price of a higher stall speed.
The Zing is constructed of wood and covered in aircraft fabric. The landing gear is conventional with sprung aluminum main gear and a steerable tailwheel. The double surfaced wing is strut-braced with two parallel main struts and jury struts per side. The wing features 60% span ailerons and the whole wing can be removed for transport or storage. Available engines include the Kawasaki 340-LC liquid-cooled engine of {{convert|35|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, the Half VW of {{convert|45|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} as well as several Rotax engines. The designer recommended power range is {{convert|28|to|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.
Due to the laborious wood and fabric construction, builder completion time is estimated at 300-500 man-hours from plans or 200 man-hours from the kit. The kit is available as a single kit or as several sub-kits.
Specifications (Zing)
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See also
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://simplexaero.com/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120320004833/http://www.isonplanes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/zing.jpg Photo of the Zing]
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Category:1990s United States ultralight aircraft
Category:Parasol-wing aircraft