Engineering:Sharpe SA-1

SA-1
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Designer	Graydn L. Sharpe
Introduction	1957

The Sharpe SA-1 is an American single seat homebuilt aircraft.

Design and development

The SA-1 is a single place conventional landing gear-equipped mid-wing aircraft developed in 1957. The wing is constructed from a cut-down Luscombe 8. The landing gear is from a J-3 Cub.

Specifications (SA-1)

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 65 hp (48 kW)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Bowers Fly Baby