Freedom Aviation Phoenix | |
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Role | Utility aircraft |
Manufacturer | Freedom Aviation for homebuilding |
Designer | Freedom Aviation |
First flight | 20 August 2007 |
Introduction | 26 April 2007 |
The Freedom Aviation Phoenix was a single-engine four-seat American airplane that was sold as a homebuilt composite canard aircraft.
The kit was produced at a facility on St. Lucie County International Airport at Ft. Pierce, Florida.
The Phoenix airframe was formed of carbon-fiber composite materials on factory molds. The aircraft was assembled as a homebuilt, with a factory-sponsored builder-assist program available.
The aircraft has a swept, dihedral canard mounted ahead of the cabin, and a swept main lifting surface. Each wing has a fin (with full-length rudder) mounted about midway to the tip. In addition, the wingtips have swept winglets, which provide additional yaw stability while decreasing induced drag.
The Phoenix is powered by a six-cylinder horizontally-opposed piston engine driving a pusher propeller. The tricycle landing gear is retractable.
Only one aircraft was ever built, and the company has since gone out of business.
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