{{Short description|Canadian ultralight aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=May 2022}} <!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Horizon 1 & 2 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | 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 = Horizon 1 - 55 (2011)<br />Horizon 2 - 40 (2011)<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /> | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 1990 (Horizon 1)<br />1991 (Horizon 2) | retired = | first_flight = 1990 (Horizon 1)<br />1991 (Horizon 2) | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Fisher Horizon''' is a family of [[Canada|Canadian]] two-seats-in-tandem, [[conventional landing gear]], single-engined, high-wing [[monoplane]] [[kit aircraft]] designed for construction by amateur builders. The Horizon 1 was inspired by the [[Aeronca Champion]] and its later version, the [[Bellanca Citabria]], while the Horizon 2 was inspired by the [[Cessna O-1 Bird Dog]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 54. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="KitplanesDec2004">Downey, Julia: ''Kit Aircraft Directory 2005'', Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 59. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 159. 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 49. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012</ref><ref name="FisherHorizon1">{{cite web|url = http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=22|title = Horizon 1|accessdate = 2009-10-27|last = Fisher Flying Products|authorlink = |date = n.d.|archive-date = 28 July 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140728231454/http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=22|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="FisherHorizon2">{{cite web|url = http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=22|title = Horizon 2 |accessdate = 2009-10-27|last = Fisher Flying Products|authorlink = |date = n.d.}}</ref>
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="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="FisherHorizon1" /><ref name="FisherHorizon2" />
==Development== The Horizon 1 was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the [[United States]] in 1990, with the Horizon 2 following the next year. Both were intended to comply with the US ''[[Homebuilt aircraft|Experimental - Amateur-built]]'' category, although both types qualify as ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as [[Canada]]. They also qualify as US Experimental [[Light Sport Aircraft]].<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherHorizon1" /><ref name="FisherHorizon2" />
The construction of the Horizon is of wood, with the wings, tail and fuselage covered with doped [[aircraft fabric]]. The aircraft features "V" [[strut]]s, [[jury strut]]s and a modified GA (W)-2 airfoil. The Horizon's main landing gear uses [[bungee cord|bungee]] suspension. The company claims an amateur builder can complete either aircraft from the kit in 600 hours.<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherHorizon1" /><ref name="FisherHorizon2" />
The specified engines for the Horizon include the {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Limbach Flugmotoren]] [[Volkswagen air-cooled engine]]–based four-stroke or the [[Lycoming O-235]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherHorizon1" /><ref name="FisherHorizon2" />
==Variants== ;Horizon 1 :Two-seat tandem high-wing [[STOL]] aircraft with no rear window, flaps and swept tail. Standard empty weight is {{convert|520|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} when equipped with a {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Limbach Flugmotoren]] engine and it has a gross weight of {{convert|1050|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Fifty-five examples flying by 2011.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="FisherHorizon1" /> ;Horizon 2 :Two-seat tandem high-wing [[STOL]] aircraft with a rear window, slotted flaps and ailerons and rounded tail. Standard empty weight is {{convert|570|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} when equipped with an {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Limbach Flugmotoren]] engine and it has a gross weight of {{convert|1050|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Forty examples flying by 2011.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="FisherHorizon2" />
==Specifications == {{Aircraft specs |prime units? = imp |ref=Company website, AeroCrafter & Kitplanes<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="FisherHorizon1" /> |crew=one |capacity=one passenger and 530 lb (240 kg) useful load |length ft= 18 |length in= 8 |length m=5.69 |span ft=25 |span in=3 |span m=7.70 |height ft=5 |height in=8 |height m=1.73 |wing area sqft= 113 |wing area sqm= 10.51 |airfoil=modified GA (W)-2 |empty weight lb= 520 |empty weight kg= 236 |max takeoff weight lb= 1050 |max takeoff weight kg= 476 |eng1 name=[[Limbach Flugmotoren]] |eng1 type=[[Four stroke|Four-stroke]], four-cylinder [[Volkswagen air-cooled engine]] |eng1 number=1 |eng1 hp= 65 |eng1 kw=48 |max speed mph= 100 |max speed kmh=162 |cruise speed mph= 85 |cruise speed kmh=138 |stall speed mph= 40 |stall speed kmh= 65 |never exceed speed mph= 120 |never exceed speed kmh= 194 |climb rate ftmin= 800 |climb rate ms= 4.1 |wing loading lb/sqft=9.3 |wing loading kg/m2=45.3 |power/mass=16.2 lb/hp (0.101 kW/kg) }} ==See also== {{aircontent |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= *[[Denney Kitfox]] *[[Light Aero Avid Flyer]] *[[Murphy Rebel]] |lists= }}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=22 Horizon 1 official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728231454/http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=22 |date=28 July 2014 }} *[http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=22 Horizon 2 official website] *[http://www.pilotfriend.com/experimental/images6/34.jpg Photo of Horizon 1] *[http://www.pilotfriend.com/experimental/images6/35.jpg Photo of Horizon 2]
{{Fisher Flying Products}} {{Uncertified aircraft developed in Canada}} [[Category:1990s United States ultralight aircraft]] [[Category:Light-sport aircraft]] [[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1990]] [[Category:Fisher aircraft|Horizon]] [[Category:High-wing aircraft]] [[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]] [[Category:Single-engined piston aircraft]] [[Category:Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear]]