Chipper, Belite Aircraft’s Chipper two seat experimental amateurbuilt aircraft.
Experimental Aircraft News Magazine - Chipper, Belite Aircraft’s Chipper two seat experimental aircraft, in taildragger or tri-cycle gear. Belite Aircraft owner James Wiebe, indicated that the Chipper came about because he wanted to both take his wife flying in a Belite aircraft. So using his years experience in building single seat affordable light planes he set his sights on "designing an aircraft with a high level of accuracy in parts production, and good repeatability in the build process.
The ‘airframe and sub kits include everything but the engine, FWF, instruments, and fuel tanks. Belite says the builder can select either a taildragger of tricycle gear configuration for their kit.
The first flight for the Chipper is was in April of 2017.
The Chipper features
Conventional aerodynamic design
Side by side seating
Very quick build times with highly accurate parts, and high strength modern materials
Good short field performance
Rugged landing gear
A primary structure featuring aluminum with lightweight honeycomb
Up to a 65 hp engine, with the suggested target engines
HKS700e (ASTM compliant)
Rotax 912
Rotax 582 (ASTM compliant)
Hirth 3502 0r 3503 (two stroke, water cooled)
4 cylinder VW (must weigh less than 140 pounds)
Belite Aircraft’s Chipper Experimental Amateurbuilt Aircraft Images
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