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1 Design  





2 Operational history  





3 Specifications (Wickham Model E Sunbird II)  





4 See also  





5 References  














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Wickham Model E Sunbird II
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Designer Jim Wickham
First flight August 8, 1979
Status Crashed July 20, 1980
Number built 1[1][full citation needed]

The Wickham Model E Sunbird II is a single seat homebuilt aircraft designed by engineer James M. Wickham. Jim Wickham had studied engineering at Ohio State University, and graduated from MIT as an Aeronautical Engineer. Wickham's career began at Chance-Vought, then in 1938 joined the Stearman division of Boeing.[2] Starting in the 1950s, Wickham started designing and building his own series of homebuilt aircraft.

Design[edit]

The Sunbird II is a single place low wing aircraft made primarily of wood. It differs from the Model C by employing tricycle landing gear, a larger wing, and power from a larger 1835cc VW engine.

Operational history[edit]

The Wickham E was the fifth of six designs by Wickham, which first flew on August 8, 1979 at Arlington, WA. The aircraft was lost following a spin test where the aircraft did not recover.[3]

Specifications (Wickham Model E Sunbird II)[edit]

Data from Sport Aviation, original drawings,

General characteristics

Performance

See also[edit]

Related development

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wickham Model-E". Aircraft Registration Database. Federal Aviation Administration. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  • ^ Wanttaja, Ron (November 2006). "Jim Wickham". Wind in the Wires: The Newsletter of EAA Chapter 26. Vol. XIV, no. 11. pp. 3–4.
  • ^ Wickham, James M. (Mar 1982). "A Spin Test". Sport Aviation.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wickham_Model_E&oldid=1161570667"

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