Engineering:Young Skyheater

Skyheater
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Designer	Ed Young

The Young Skyheater is an American aircraft that was designed by Ed Young for homebuilt construction.

Design and development

The Skyheater is a two-seat, single engine, conventional landing gear-equipped, parasol wing aircraft. Rather than a separate distinct vertical tail section, the Skyheater fuselage is tapered only along its sides, leaving a square tail or full-height dorsal fin extending to the wing root. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing with fabric covered control surfaces. The wings are of all aluminum construction.

Specifications (Young Skyheater)

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1
• Length: 21 ft (6.4 m)
• Wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-300 horizontally-opposed piston engine, 145 hp (108 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Baker MB-1 Delta Kitten Fuselage faired tail homebuilt