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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Snipe_Diamond > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Snipe_Diamond.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe_Diamond > Source revision: 1329914354 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1980s British ultralight aircraft}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:Snipe Diamond}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = Snipe Diamond | logo = | logo_size = | image = Snipe_Diamond_ultralight_aircraft.jpg | alt = | caption = Front quarter view of the Snipe Diamond | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [Ultralight aircraft](/source/Ultralight_aircraft) | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = United Kingdom | manufacturer = Snipe Aircraft Developments Ltd | design_group = | designer = Arthur Luff | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 1 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 1985 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Diamond''' was a British single seat [ultralight](/source/ultralight) aircraft, developed by Arthur Luff in the 1980s. It was notable for its radical design. ==Design and development== Arthur Luff, a former [Rolls Royce](/source/Rolls_Royce) engineer and an [RAF](/source/Royal_Air_Force) gliding instructor, designed a [closed wing](/source/closed_wing) aircraft. Originally called the Snipe, it was later termed the Diamond, in acknowledgement of the wings' configuration. The aircraft featured two wings, of equal span and chord, with the front wing swept back by 20° and the rear wing swept forward by 20°. The wings were joined at the wingtip, where tip rudders were located. The aircraft had a fully enclosed fuselage, and was equipped with a single engine, powering a tractor propeller, and had a tricycle undercarriage. The aircraft featured three-axis control, with pitch control being by elevators on the rear wing; roll control by ailerons located on the outboard wings; directional control by rudders incorporated into the wingtip fins. ==Operational history== The prototype made its maiden flight in 1985. According to ''Flightline'', in its issue dated July–August 1985, an order for 15 aircraft had been received from the Middle East. Since 1985, no further news about the craft has appeared. ==Specifications== {{Aircraft specs|ref=Ultralight and Microlight Aircraft |prime units?=imp |crew=1 |capacity= |length m= |length ft=13 |length in=4 |span m= |span ft=24 |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=132 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=150 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb=370 |max takeoff weight note= |more general= |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[JPX PUL 425](/source/JPX_PUL_425) |eng1 type=2 cylinder, 2 stroke |eng1 hp=22 |eng1 note= |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |g limits=+5/-3 |roll rate= |glide ratio= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft=2.80 |wing loading note= |prop blade number=2 |prop name= |prop dia m= |prop dia ft=3 |prop dia in=4 |prop dia note= }} ==See also== {{aircontent |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= * [FlyNano Nano](/source/FlyNano_Nano) * [Ligeti Stratos](/source/Ligeti_Stratos) |sequence= |lists= }} ==References== {{cite book|title=Ultralight and Microlight Aircraft|last=Berger|first=Alain-Yves|last2=Burr|first2=Norman|edition=2nd|year=1985|publisher=Haynes Publishing Group|location=Yeovil, Somerset|isbn=0-85429-481-3|pages=216–217|url=https://archive.org/details/bergerburrsultra0002berg/page/216/mode/2up?}} {{cite magazine|date=July-August 1985|title=Snipe Snippet| magazine=Flightline|editor1-last=Burr|editor1-first=Norman|location=Deddington, Oxford, UK| publisher=British Microlight Aircraft Association |page=8|url=https://www.bmaa.org/files/FL_8507.pdf|access-date=11 June 2023}} Category:Mid-wing aircraft Category:1980s British ultralight aircraft Category:1980s British sport aircraft Category: Aircraft first flown in 1985 Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft Category:Closed-wing aircraft Category:Aircraft with fixed tricycle landing gear Category:Single-engined piston aircraft {{aero-1980s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Snipe Diamond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe_Diamond) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe_Diamond?action=history)). 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