Fisher Youngster

{{short description|Canadian biplane kit aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Youngster | 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 = 20 (2011)<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /> | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 1994 | retired = | first_flight = 1994 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Fisher Youngster''' is a Canadian single-seat, [[conventional landing gear]], single-engined, [[biplane]] [[kit aircraft]] designed for construction by amateur builders. The aircraft was inspired by the [[Germany|German]] [[Bücker Bü 133|Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister]] aerobatic aircraft of the 1930s.<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 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="FisherYoungster">{{cite web|url = http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=22 |title = Youngster |accessdate = 2009-10-25|last = Fisher Flying Products|authorlink = |date = n.d.}}</ref><ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 102. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

Fisher Flying Products was originally based in [[Edgeley, North Dakota]], [[United States|USA]] but the company is now located in [[Vaughan, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="FisherYoungster" /><ref name="WDLA11" />

==Development== The Youngster was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the [[United States]] in 1994 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 Youngster's standard empty weight is {{convert|400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} when equipped with a {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 503]] engine and it has a gross weight of {{convert|650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherYoungster" />

The aircraft is stressed for +6 and -3.75 [[g-force|g]] and is suitable for sportsman category [[aerobatics]].<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

The construction of the Youngster is of wood with the [[fuselage]] built in a [[Truss bridge#Warren .28non-polar.29 truss|Warren Truss]] covered with a {{convert|1/8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} birch [[plywood]] skin. The fuselage employs longitudinal stringers to replicate the Jungmeister's shape. The wings and tail are covered with doped [[aircraft fabric]]. The wings feature [[interplane strut]]s, [[cabane strut]]s, bottom wing [[aileron]]s only and a NACA 2315 airfoil. Like the original Jungmeister upon which it is based, the Youngster has no flaps. The Youngster's main landing gear has [[bungee cord|bungee]] suspension. The cockpit can be left open or covered with an optional canopy for cold weather operations. The company claims an amateur builder can complete the aircraft from the kit in 500 hours.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherYoungster" /><ref name="WDLA11" />

The specified engines for the Youngster include the {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 503 two-stroke and the [[Great Plains Aircraft]] {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} four-stroke [[Volkswagen air-cooled engine]]. [[Subaru]] auto conversions of up to {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|160|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} can also be used.<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="FisherYoungster" /><ref name="WDLA11" />

By late 2004 20 Youngsters were flying.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" />

==Variants== ;Youngster :Original [[Rotax]]-powered design<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /> ;Youngster V :Great Plains [[Volkswagen air-cooled engine]] {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} powered version<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="KitplanesDec1998" />

==Specifications == {{Aircraft specs |prime units? = imp |ref=Company website, AeroCrafter & Kitplanes<ref name="KitplanesDec2004" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="FisherYoungster" /> |crew=one |capacity= 250 lb (113 kg) useful load, no passengers |length ft= 15 |length in= 6 |length m=4.73 |span ft=18 |span in=0 |span m=5.49 |height ft=6 |height in=1 |height m=1.86 |wing area sqft= 126 |wing area sqm= 11.72 |airfoil=NACA 2315 |empty weight lb= 400 |empty weight kg= 181 |max takeoff weight lb= 650 |max takeoff weight kg= 295 |eng1 name=[[Rotax 503]] |eng1 type=[[two stroke]], two cylinder [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 number=1 |eng1 hp= 50 |eng1 kw=37 |cruise speed mph= 80 |cruise speed kmh=130 |stall speed mph= 32 |stall speed kmh= 52 |never exceed speed mph= 110 |never exceed speed kmh= 178 |climb rate ftmin= 800 |climb rate ms= 4.1 |wing loading lb/sqft=5.2 |wing loading kg/m2=26.9 |power/mass=13.0 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]] |lists= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.fisherflying.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=22 Official website] *[http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Fisher-Youngster/1183564/L/&tbl=&photo_nr=17&sok=&sort=&prev_id=1183565&next_id=1183563 Photo of a Fisher Youngster on Airliners.net]

[[Category:1990s United States ultralight aircraft]] [[Category:Light-sport aircraft]] [[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1994]] [[Category:Biplanes]] [[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]] [[Category:Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear]] [[Category:Fisher aircraft]] [[Category:Single-engined piston aircraft]]