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Heath Parasol
The Heath Parasol is an American single-seat open cockpit parasol winged homebuilt monoplane.
The Heath Parasol was the best known example
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Church was a lesser known builder.1
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1920s, his Heath Parasol is still remembered.3
The Heath Parasol was a small,
slender plane, and one of the first homebuilts to be built in
significant numbers.4
The Heath Parasol is a single-place open cockpit monoplane.5
A Stearman N2S-4, a North American SNJ-5 and a 1931 Heath Parasol were
available initially, but no suitable facility was available in which
to display them.6
* Heath Parasol N838W, Irvin Rofshus, Albert Lea, Minnesota
* KR2 N1701L, Bob Lester, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 120 Hours
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Made by Heath.
Moth Minor and the 1926 design Heath Parasol single seat aircraft.
Allen has also been involved with several other exhibits at the museum
and has held a private pilots license since 1971.8
At the time, Heath Parasols were
the lowest-priced approved airplanes in the country and the only
kit-built airplane eligible for government licence.9
Similar in many respects to the Heath Parasol, the Pixie is a
modernization of the helmet and goggle days of the 1930’s. The large
wing and full span ailerons make for easy flying.10
Heath Parasol, it is no longer a common configuration,...11
for a Heath Parasol using his construction techniques that would be
nice with a stock displacement VW, E-mail him for details.12
the Heath Parasol, and it was constructed entirely of wood, covered
with fabric. The small aircraft, with a wingspan of 23 ft (7.13
By 1931 the Heath Parasol Model V was in production and
available as an amateur home-built kit. Over a 1,000 planes were built
from kits and plans.14
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Edward Bayard Heath
Length Alt
5.1 m
Loaded Weight Main
560.0
Height Alt
1.73 m
Loading Main
5
Introduction
Parasol ; 1927 ; 1930
Height Main
5
Max Speed Main
112.0
Cruise Speed Main
90.0
Crew
One pilot
Unit Cost
975.0
1930.0
Climb Rate Main
500.0
Cruise Speed Alt
56 mph
Area Main
135.0
Primary user
Span Alt
7.62 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Heath-Henderson B-4
Manufacturer
First Flight
1926
National Origin
United States
Loaded Weight Alt
253.9
Power Main
25 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
9120.0
Length Main
510.54
Span Main
762.0
Area Alt
12.5 m²
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Max Speed Alt
70 mph
Empty Weight Main
260.0
Empty Weight Alt
117.9
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