Ragwing, Ragwing Special, Ragwing Special 2 by Roger Mann

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In 1993 he brought out his Ragwing Special another all wood design, but in a bi-plane configuration.  According to Roger "over 350 Ragwing Special kits have been sold, and over 850 plan sets." This year Roger was at the show with the latest in his series of aircraft the RagWing Special 11.

The RagWing Special 11 is a two place, all wood Pratt truss construction (no lattice) aircraft kit.  Roger indicates that he is currently building a Ragwing with a steel fuselage with a 912 engine on it which he expects to have at Airventure in August. The plane on display had 28 hours on it and was powered by a 503 Rotax 50 hp engine using a belt reduction drive.

With this power the craft cruises at 85 mph, climbs out solo at 800 feet per minute, 400 dual, with a stall speed of 35 mph. Empty weight with the Rotax 503 is 390 lbs and a gross of 850 lbs. letting it easily fit into the current U.S. two place training exemption.

According to the hand out sheet taped to the plane it can be powered by engines from 50 to 115 hp.

An info package is $5.00 and a video on CD or VHS can be purchased for $10. Plans should be available by the time you read this, and kits are available for delivery.

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