The Tipsy Nipper T.66 is a small single seat aerobatic aircraft designed by Ernest Oscar Tips at Avions Fairey in Gosselies, Belgium, to be easy to fly and cheap to buy and maintain. The first example flew on 12 December 1957, and it was meant for both factory production and home building, with a welded steel tube fuselage and a wooden fabric covered wing. Avions Fairey delivered 59 complete aircraft and 78 kits between 1959 and 1961 before turning its capacity over to F-104G Starfighter assembly. Rights then passed to Cobelavia in Belgium, which built 18 as the D-158, and to Nipper Aircraft Ltd in England, where Slingsby built the Mk III until a fire and bankruptcy ended production in 1968. Nippers still fly today, mostly in the United Kingdom.
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with Avions Fairey delivering 59 complete aircraft and 78 kits
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developed in 1952 by Ernest Oscar Tips of Avions Fairey at Gosselies in Belgium
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The first aircraft flew on 12 December 1957
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The Tipsy Nipper T.66 is an aerobatic light aircraft
Operational history
In 2010, 34 Nippers were registered with the British Civil Aviation Authority, where as of 2017, 19 remained.
Specification (Mk.2), empty weight
Empty weight: 299 kg (659 lb)
Specification (Mk.2), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 162 km/h (101 mph, 87 kn)
Specification (Mk.2), powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Stark Stamo 1400A , 34 kW (45 hp)
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with Avions Fairey delivering 59 complete aircraft and 78 kits
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developed in 1952 by Ernest Oscar Tips of Avions Fairey at Gosselies in Belgium
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