The Stits SA-7 Skycoupe is a two-seat,
side-by-side seating, high wing
homebuilt aircraft designed by Ray Stits.
Design
Ray Stits designed 14 different homebuilt aircraft kits that were some of the first available to the general public built in quantity. Stits is also known to the general public as the maker of the
Stits Junior,
Stits SA-2A Sky Baby
The Stits SA-2A Sky Baby was a homebuilt aircraft designed for the challenge of claiming the title of "The World's Smallest".
Design and development
The Sky Baby was designed by Ray Stits and built with Robert H. Starr as a follow-on to the Sti ...
, and
Stits Baby Bird, each of which was once the world's smallest aircraft. Engineer
Harold Dale assisted in the certification process after completing his
Dale Weejet 800.
The Skycoupe was provided as a kit with a pre-fabricated steel tube fuselage. The surfaces are fabric covered. The aircraft was designed to accommodate engines ranging from .
Variants
;SA-7A
;SA-7B
:Powered by a
Continental C85
;SA-7C
;SA-7D
:Updated with a squared off swept tail configuration.
;SA-9A
: A type certificated version.
Specifications Stits SA-7B Sky-Coupe
See also
References
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Single-engined tractor aircraft
High-wing homebuilt aircraft
1950s United States sport aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1957