SAWYER "SKYJACKER II" - Plane + Pilot

SAWYER “SKYJACKER II”

Plane & Pilot

Friday, April 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Skyjacker is a two-seat, all-metal research aircraft developed to prove the stability, controllability, and capability of a radical low-aspect-ratio, lifting-body design.
Its design inherently prevents stalls and spins, features no rudders, and offers unlimited size potential, making it cheap to build due to its simple construction.
The aircraft is characterized by its low build cost, absence of complex curves or highly stressed areas, and a simple control system.
Currently, the Skyjacker serves as a research vehicle and is not yet marketed as a sporting aircraft.

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Sawyer’s objective for constructing this vehicle was to prove the stability, controllability, and capability of such a radical low-aspect-ratio aircraft. The size for this type of aircraft is unlimited due to the nature of its lifting-body design. The Skyjacker is cheap to build because there are no compound curves, highly stressed areas, or complex control systems. The design will not stall or spin and has no rudders. The Skyjacker is not yet marketed as a sporting aircraft, but is a two-seat research vehicle of all-metal construction.