Pober Pixie

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name=Pixie


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type=Recreational aircraft
manufacturer=Homebuilt
designer=Paul Poberezny
first flight=July 1974
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variants with their own articles=The Pober Pixie was a light aircraft designed in the United States in the early 1970s and marketed for homebuilding. It was a conventional parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a single-seat, open cockpit. In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the EAA launched "Project Econoplane" to develop an aircraft with high fuel economy that would therefore be affordable for its members to operate. The Pober Pixie was the result, with fuel consumption of 3 to 3.5 US Gal (11 to 13 L) per hour. Plans were completed in January 1974 and the prototype flew in late July, in time for the EAA Annual Convention that year. After the convention, the prototype was returned to the shop for minor improvement work, including installation of a Limbach SL 1700 EA engine (60 hp @ 3550 rpm) and Rehm 5330 two-blade fixed-pitch propeller. The improvements were incorporated into the plans.

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crew=One pilot
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length ft=17
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span m=9.09
span ft=29
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height m=1.88
height ft=6
height in=2
wing area sqm=12.45
wing area sqft=134
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empty weight kg=246
empty weight lb=543
gross weight kg=408
gross weight lb=900
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eng1 type=converted Volkswagen air-cooled engine or Limbach SL 1700 EA
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max speed kmh=209
max speed mph=130
cruise speed kmh=134
cruise speed mph=83
range km=467
range miles=290
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ceiling m=3,810
ceiling ft=12,500
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climb rate ftmin=500
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References

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* [http://www.airventuremuseum.org/collection/aircraft/Poberezny%20Pober%20Pixie.asp AirVenture Museum website on the type]
* [http://www.airventuremuseum.org/collection/aircraft/Poberezny%20Pober%20Pixie%20Specifications.asp EAA specification sheet for Pober Pixie]