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The Fisher FP-606 Sky Baby is a Canadian single-seat,
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-equipped, single-engined, high-wing
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designed for construction by amateur builders. Fisher Flying Products was originally based in
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, United States, but the company is now located in
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, Canada.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 54. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''Kit Aircraft Directory 2005'', Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 58. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 162. BAI Communications. Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 48. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-25 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.


Development

The FP-606 was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the
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in 1986 and was intended to comply with the US FAR 103 ''Ultralight Vehicles'' category, with the category's maximum empty weight. The 606's standard empty weight is when equipped with a two-stroke
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engine. The design goal was to provide an ultralight version of the
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or
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, including its looks, styling features and docile handling. To this end the 606 incorporates the 150's Omni-Vision style rear window and the swept fin found on post-1965 Cessna 150s. The wings are the same design as the
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with modified wingtips. The construction of the FP-606 is of wood, with the
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built from wood strips arranged in a
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form, resulting in a very strong and light aircraft with redundant load paths. The wings, tail and fuselage are covered with doped
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. Like the Cessna 150, the 606's wings are
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-braced, but where the 150 uses a single strut, the FP-606 incorporates a "V" strut with "N"
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s. Also unlike the 150, which has large and powerful flaps, the 606 has no flaps. The FP-606 can be fitted with either conventional-configuration (taildragger) or tricycle-style landing gear, which is bungee suspended in either configuration. The FP-606 has a single door for pilot access, that can be removed for flight. The company claims an amateur builder would need 500 hours to build the FP-606. The US ''FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicle'' category version of the FP-606 requires a light weight powerplant, such as the originally specified, but now out-of-production
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or the current Hirth F-33. Amateur-built category versions can be powered by the
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or
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engines. The FP-606 won the
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's ''Best New Design Award'' for light planes in 1988. By late 2011 more than 15 FP-606s were flying.


Specifications (FP-606)


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Official websitePhoto of FP-606 Sky Baby
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