Clutton-Tabenor FRED

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The Clutton-Tabenor FRED is a British homebuilt aircraft design introduced in
1963.

Design and development

The prototype FRED (Flying Runabout Experimental Design) was designed and built
by E.C. Clutton and E.W. Sherry between 1957 and 1963. The aircraft, registered
G-ASZY, first flew at Meir aerodrome, Stoke-on-Trent on 3 November 1963. It was
a single-seat wood and fabric parasol monoplane powered originally by a Triumph
5T motorcycle engine. By 1968 it was flying with a converted Volkswagen engine.
The Continental A-65 65 hp (48 kW) four stroke powerplant has also been used.
The plans were made available to allow the aircraft to be homebuilt and thirty
to forty examples have been built around the world.

Variants

FRED Series 1 Prototype, one built.

FRED Series 2 Homebuilt version sold in the form of plans.

FRED Series 3 Improved homebuilt version.

Specifications (FRED Series 2)

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Wingspan: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Empty weight: 533 lb (242 kg)
Gross weight: 773 lb (351 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × converted Volkswagen engine 4-cyl air-cooled horizontally
opposed piston engine, 66 hp (49 kW)

Performance
Cruise speed: 55 kn (63 mph, 101 km/h)



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