Fike Model E

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name=Model E


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type=Recreational aircraft
manufacturer=Homebuilt
designer=William Fike
first flight=22 March avyear|1970
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variants with their own articles=The Fike Model E was a light aircraft built in the United States in the early 1970s. Designed by airline pilot William Fike, it was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with tailskid undercarriage and seating for one or two people in an enclosed cabin. The wing was an unusual geodesic wooden construction and was of far greater chord than typical for an aircraft of this type; indeed, one of the purposes of building the aircraft was to investigate the characteristics of a wing of such low aspect ratio (3.0). The empennage was taken from a Piper Cub, but was modified to reduce its span to make it suitable for towing on the road. Plans were made available for homebuilders in the mid 1970s.

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crew=One pilot
capacity=1 passenger
length m=5.81
length ft=19
length in=2
span m=6.80
span ft=22
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height m=2.27
height ft=7
height in=6
wing area sqm=13.3
wing area sqft=143
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empty weight kg=310
empty weight lb=690
gross weight kg=500
gross weight lb=1,100
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eng1 type=Continental C85 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine
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eng1 hp= 85
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max speed kmh=190
max speed mph=120
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range km=720
range miles=450
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ceiling m=3,100
ceiling ft=10,000
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climb rate ms=5.1
climb rate ftmin=1,000
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