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The Halsted BH-1 Saffire is a homebuilt aircraft design introduced in the early 1990s.
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Design and development
Barry Halsted is an aircraft engineer who has also been an author for R/C Modeler Magazine, developing model aircraft plans. Design work started on the Saffire in 1972, construction started in 1982.
The Saffire is a two-place, tandem seat, low-wing, retractable tricycle gear monoplane. The canopy is mounted on tracks to slide open. The aircraft started with a welded steel fuselage and a wooden wing construction.
Operational history
Testing identified flutter in the rudder at higher speeds. Increasing the radius of the leading edge of the elevator balance tab corrected the issue. The Saffire won the Best Classic Homebuilt award at AirVenture in 2011.
Specifications (BH-1 Saffire)
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
Performance