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The Hovey Whing Ding II was an extremely minimalist aircraft design created by Bob Hovey in the United States in the early 1970s. Hovey set out to create the lightest aircraft to carry a person ever to fly with the resulting design being a plywood box filled with urethane foam to serve as a fuselage of sorts supporting the pilot's seat and biplane wings and a conventional fabric-covered empennage carried at the end of a short tailboom made of aluminium tube.

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called a Hovey Whing Ding II that I bought plans for many years ago. Its empty weight was 122 lbs and apparently it flew very well.2

Made by Homebuilt aircraft.

The Hovey Whing Ding II was an extremely minimalist aircraft design created by Bob Hovey in the United States in the early 1970s.3
Hovey Whing Ding II Ultralight, Not Required, 2 Km NW of Bredbo NSW, 7 July 1984 07 Jul 1984 Final 09 Jul 1985 4
Empty Weight Lb
123
Wing Area Sqm
9
Designer
Bob Hovey
Eng 1 Type
McCullouch chainsaw engine
Max Speed Mph
50
Ceiling Ft
4000
Eng 1 Kw
10
Span In
Gross Weight Lb
310
Crew
One pilot
Empty Weight Kg
56
Gross Weight Kg
140
Height In
6
Range Km
32
Manufacturer
Homebuilt aircraft
Range Miles
20
First Flight
February
Max Speed Kmh
80
Height Ft
5
Span Ft
17
National Origin
United States
Wing Area Sqft
98
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
5
Length Ft
14
Height M
2
Ceiling M
1200
Eng 1 Hp
14
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
Length M
4
Category
Homebuilt aircraft
United States ultralight aircraft 1970-1979

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