# Fisher Celebrity > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fisher_Celebrity > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fisher_Celebrity.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_Celebrity > Source revision: 1321137168 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian ultralight aircraft Celebrity General information Type Kit aircraft National origin Canada Manufacturer Fisher Flying Products Number built 55 (2011)[1] History Introduction date 1989 First flight 1989 The **Fisher Celebrity** is a Canadian two-seat, [conventional landing gear](/source/Conventional_landing_gear), single engined, [biplane](/source/Biplane) [kit aircraft](/source/Kit_aircraft) designed for construction by amateur builders. Fisher Flying Products was originally based in [Edgeley, North Dakota](/source/Edgeley%2C_North_Dakota), United States but the company is now located in [Dorchester, Ontario](/source/Dorchester%2C_Ontario), Canada.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] ## Development The Celebrity was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the United States in 1989 and was intended to comply with the US *[Experimental - Amateur-built](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft)* category, although it qualifies as an ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as Canada. It also qualifies as a US Experimental [Light Sport Aircraft](/source/Light_Sport_Aircraft). The Celebrity's standard empty weight is 600 lb (272 kg) when equipped with a four-stroke 100 hp (75 kW) [Continental O-200](/source/Continental_O-200) engine and it has a gross weight of 1,230 lb (558 kg).[2][4] The construction of the Celebrity is of wood, with the wings, tail and fuselage covered with doped [aircraft fabric](/source/Aircraft_fabric). An alternate welded [4130 steel](/source/4130_steel) [fuselage](/source/Fuselage) was previously available, but is no longer offered by the manufacturer. The aircraft features [interplane struts](/source/Interplane_strut) and inverted "V" [cabane struts](/source/Cabane_strut). Like most biplanes, the Celebrity has no flaps. The Celebrity's main landing gear is [bungee](/source/Bungee_cord) suspended. Cockpit access is via the lower wing. The company claims an amateur builder would need 600 hours to build the Celebrity.[2][4][6][7] Specified engines for the Celebrity include the 65 hp (48 kW) [Continental A-65](/source/Continental_O-170), 85 hp (63 kW) [Continental C-85](/source/Continental_C-85), the 100 hp (75 kW) [Continental O-200](/source/Continental_O-200) and the 115 hp (86 kW) [Lycoming O-235](/source/Lycoming_O-235).[2][4][5] By late 2011 more than 55 Celebrities were flying.[1] In reviewing the Celebrity, John W. Conrad wrote in the July 1992 issue of Sport Pilot Hot Kits and Homebuilts Magazine: Control, harmony, and mix are just right. Rudder, aileron, and elevator match perfectly, and blend into a very natural control feel. The Celebrity has a lot going for it. It is a very easy airplane to fly, yet it is a real biplane in every sense of the word.[4] ## Specifications (Celebrity) Fisher Celebrity powered by a [radial engine](/source/Radial_engine) *Data from* Company website, AeroCrafter & Kitplanes[2][3][4][5] **General characteristics** - **Crew:** one - **Capacity:** one passenger and 630 lb (285 kg) useful load - **Length:** 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) - **Wingspan:** 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) - **Height:** 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) - **Wing area:** 176 sq ft (16.37 m2) - **Empty weight:** 600 lb (272 kg) - **Max takeoff weight:** 1,230 lb (557 kg) - **Powerplant:** 1 × [Continental O-200](/source/Continental_O-200) Four cylinder, four-stroke piston aircraft engine, 100 hp (75 kW) **Performance** - **Maximum speed:** 95 mph (154 km/h, 83 kn) - **Cruise speed:** 85 mph (138 km/h, 74 kn) - **Stall speed:** 40 mph (65 km/h, 35 kn) - **[Never exceed speed](/source/V_speeds#VNE):** 120 mph (194 km/h, 100 kn) - **Rate of climb:** 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s) - **Wing loading:** 7.0 lb/sq ft (34.03 kg/m2) - **[Power/mass](/source/Power-to-weight_ratio):** 12.3 lb/hp (0.135 kW/kg) ## See also **Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era** - [Fisher FP-404](/source/Fisher_FP-404) - [Fisher Classic](/source/Fisher_Classic) - [Murphy Renegade](/source/Murphy_Renegade) - [Sorrell Hiperlight](/source/Sorrell_Hiperlight) - [Stolp Starduster Too](/source/Stolp_Starduster_Too) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2011_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2011_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2011_1-2) Vandermeullen, Richard: *2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide*, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 53. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_2-4) Purdy, Don: *AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook*, page 159. BAI Communications. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9636409-4-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9636409-4-1) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec1998_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec1998_3-1) Kitplanes Staff: *1999 Kit Aircraft Directory*, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 49. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FisherCelebrity_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FisherCelebrity_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FisherCelebrity_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FisherCelebrity_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FisherCelebrity_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FisherCelebrity_4-5) Fisher Flying Products (n.d.). ["Celebrity"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161130045335/http://fisherflying.com/celebrity/). Archived from [the original](http://fisherflying.com/celebrity/) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2004_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2004_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2004_5-2) Downey, Julia: *Kit Aircraft Directory 2005*, Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 59. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_6-1) Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 102. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_7-1) Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: *World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16*, page 107. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. 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