Fisher Classic

{{Short description|Canadian homebuilt light aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Classic | logo = | logo_size = | image = Flugplatzfest Rechlin-Lärz 2008 (8739744310).jpg | alt = | caption = A Fisher Classic, equipped with a [[Rotax 914]] power plant | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Kit aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Canada]] | manufacturer = [[Fisher Flying Products]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 155 (2011)<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /> | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 1987 | retired = | first_flight = 1987 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Fisher Classic''' is a Canadian two-seat, [[conventional landing gear]], single-engined, [[biplane]] [[kit aircraft]] designed for construction by amateur builders. The aircraft is a two-seat derivation of the [[Fisher FP-404]]. Fisher Flying Products was originally based in [[Edgeley, North Dakota]], [[United States|USA]] but the company is now located in [[Woodbridge, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 53. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="KitplanesDec2004">Downey, Julia: ''Kit Aircraft Directory 2005'', Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 58. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 161. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref><ref name="KitplanesDec1998">Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 48. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012</ref><ref name="FisherClassic">{{cite web|url = http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=22|title = Classic |accessdate = 2009-10-25|last = Fisher Flying Products|authorlink = |date = n.d.}}</ref><ref name="Cliche">Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-79. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}</ref>

==Design and development== The Classic was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the [[United States]] in 1987 and was intended to comply with the US ''[[Homebuilt aircraft|Experimental - Amateur-built]]'' category, although it qualifies as an ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as [[Canada]]. It also qualifies as a US Experimental [[Light Sport Aircraft]]. The Classic's standard empty weight is {{convert|400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} when equipped with a {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] engine and it has a gross weight of {{convert|850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherClassic" /><ref name="Cliche" />

The construction of the Classic is of wood, with the wings, tail and fuselage covered with doped [[aircraft fabric]]. The aircraft features [[interplane strut]]s, inverted "V" [[cabane strut]]s, four ailerons and a semi-symmetrical airfoil. Like the original FP-404 upon which it is based, the Classic has no flaps. The Classic's main landing gear is [[bungee cord|bungee]] suspended. Cockpit access is via the lower wing. The company claims an amateur builder can complete the aircraft from the kit in 500 hours.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherClassic" /><ref name="Cliche" />

The specified engine for the Classic is the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 two-stroke engine.<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherClassic" /><ref name="Cliche" />

The estimated time to build the aircraft from the kit is 400–500 hours, or 250 hours from the quick-build kit. By late 2011 more than 155 Classics were flying.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="Cliche" />

==Specifications Classic) == {{Aircraft specs |prime units? = imp |ref=Company website, AeroCrafter & Kitplanes<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="FisherClassic" /> |crew=one |capacity=one passenger and 450 lb (204 kg) useful load |length ft= 16 |length in= 9 |length m=5.11 |span ft=22 |span in=0 |span m=6.71 |height ft=5 |height in=11 |height m=1.80 |wing area sqft= 154 |wing area sqm= 14.32 |empty weight lb= 400 |empty weight kg= 181 |max takeoff weight lb= 850 |max takeoff weight kg= 385 |eng1 name=[[Rotax 582]] |eng1 type=[[Two stroke]], two cylinder [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 number=1 |eng1 hp= 64 |eng1 kw=48 |max speed mph= 90 |max speed kmh=146 |cruise speed mph= 80 |cruise speed kmh=130 |stall speed mph= 39 |stall speed kmh= 63 |never exceed speed mph= 100 |never exceed speed kmh= 162 |climb rate ftmin= 600 |climb rate ms= 3.1 |wing loading lb/sqft=5.2 |wing loading kg/m2=26.9 |power/mass=13.3 lb/hp (0.125 kW/kg) }}

==See also== {{aircontent |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= *[[Fisher Celebrity]] *[[Fisher FP-404]] *[[Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth]] *[[Murphy Renegade]] *[[Sorrell Hiperlight]] |lists= }}

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==External links== {{commons category|Fisher Classic}} *[http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=22 Official website] *[http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircrafts/small/064/064514.jpg Photo of a Classic]

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