- Design and development
- Operational history
- Specifications (Hegy R.C.H.I. “El Chuparosa”)
- See also
- References
- External links
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The Hegy "El Chuparosa" ({{lang-en|Hummingbird}}) is a homebuilt, enclosed-cockpit biplane that was designed in the early 1950s.[1] Design and developmentThe aircraft was designed to be a low-cost, high performance aircraft. The Ray Hegy design used full size wall drawings and wooden mock-ups. The aircraft was started in February 1950 and finished in May 1959 with the prototype displayed at the Rockford EAA Fly-In in 1960.[2] "El Chuparosa" is a single place biplane featuring a short fuselage with a tail swept to a sharp tip. The fuselage cross section was based on the Heath Parasol design. The fuselage was constructed from welded steel tubing, with wooden wing spars from a J-3 Cub, the ailerons were made from 1929 Douglas O-38 rudders and the engine cheeks cowlings were made from Fairchild 24 wheelpants. The cockpit is enclosed.[3] Operational historyThe prototype "El Chuparosa" was donated to the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on August 14, 1977. Specifications (Hegy R.C.H.I. “El Chuparosa”) {{Aircraft specs
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}}References1. ^{{cite web|title=Hegy R.C.H.I "Elchuparoasa"|url=http://www.airventuremuseum.org/collection/aircraft/Hegy%20R.C.H.I.%20El%20Chuparosa.asp|accessdate=21 July 2011}}
2. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Flying Magazine|date=November 1960|title=EAA Fly-In|page=37}}
3. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Sport Aviation|date=February 1995}}
External links{{commons category|Hegy R.C.H.I. El Chuparosa}}- El Chuparosa at Oshkosh 1970
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