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The Fike Model E was a light aircraft built in the United States in the early 1970s.[1] 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. Specifications{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–1977[2]
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|crew=1
|capacity=1 passenger
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|length ft=19
|length in=2
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|span ft=22
|span in=4+1/2
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|height ft=5
|height in=8
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|wing area sqft=143.10
|aspect ratio=3.0:1
|airfoil=NACA 4409
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|empty weight lb=690
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|gross weight lb=1100
|fuel capacity={{convert|25|USgal|impgal L|abbr=on}}
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Continental C-85-8
|eng1 type=air-cooled flat-four engine
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|eng1 hp=85
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|max speed mph=120
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|cruise speed mph=95
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|range km=
|range miles=450
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|range note=(max fuel, 15 minutes reserve)
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|ceiling ft=10000
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|climb rate ftmin=1000
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References1. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Air Trails|date=Summer 1971|page= 77}}
2. ^{{Harvnb|Taylor|1976|pp=511–512}}
- {{cite book|editor-last=Taylor|editor-first= John W. R.|editorlink=John W. R. Taylor |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976–77|year=1976 |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks|location= London|isbn=0-354-00538-3|ref=harv}}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=392 }}
- {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78 |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |location=London |pages=539 }}
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