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Davenport BD 2 Nuggit

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The Davenport BD-2 Nuggit (sic) is an American biplane developed for homebuilt construction.

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Design and development

The B-2 Nuggit is a single place biplane with conventional landing gear. The cockpit is covered with a sliding bubble canopy. The fuselage is welded steel construction with aircraft fabric covering. A round cowling covers the engine to appear like a radial engine installation. The wing uses a wooden spar with aluminum wing ribs.

Specifications (BD-2 Nuggit)

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Length: 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m)
  • Wingspan: 23 ft (7.0 m)
  • Empty weight: 930 lb (422 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 150 hp (110 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

    • Performance

  • Cruise speed: 113 kn; 209 km/h (130 mph)
  • Endurance: 4 hr
  • Rate of climb: 2,400 ft/min (12 m/s)

    • References

    Davenport BD-2 Nuggit Wikipedia
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