DOODLE BUG

Plane & Pilot

Monday, June 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Doodle Bug is a fast single-seater aircraft that won three trophies at the 1955 EAA Fly-In at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
It achieves a top speed of 196 mph and an impressive 700-mile range with its 25-gallon fuel capacity.
Construction features a welded steel tube fuselage and tail (fabric-covered) with all-metal wings, powered by a 90-hp Continental engine.

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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 970. Empty wt. 616. Fuel capacity 25. Wingspan 18′. Length 16’6″.
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 196. Cruise mph 170. Stall mph 70. Climb rate 2,000. Takeoff run 1,000. Landing roll 800. Range 700.

This fast single-seater picked up three trophies when it flew to the 1955 EAA Fly-In at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. With its 12-gallon main fuel tank and a pair of 6.5 gallon fiberglass tip tanks, the Doodle Bug boasts an amazing 700-mile range. It is built from welded steel tube. The fuselage and tail group is fabric covered. The wings are all metal. It is powered by a 90-hp Continental.

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