RW-2 "Special"
General
The RW-2 is a single seat wood and fabric biplane designed to resemble the Pitts Special. Carefully built it can qualify as an ultralight in the USA.
| Specifications | Pictures | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Speed: | 125 MPH | Don Alexander | |
| Cruise Speed: | 70 MPH | Ken Baxter | |
| Stall Speed: | 30 MPH | Dennis Frey | |
| Wing Span: | 18 ft | Carlos Gurr | |
| Wing Area: | 120 sq ft | Raymond Hanover | |
| Length: | 14.9 ft | Larry Jarrett | |
| Empty Weight | 278 lb | Tom Jeshcke | |
| Gross Weight | 550 lb | Rick Lapinsky | |
| Engine: | 35-65 HP | Terry Wirgau | |
| Takeoff Roll: | 100 ft | ||
| Landing Roll: | 200 ft | Builders | |
| Seats: | 1 | ||
| Build Time: | 400 hrs |
