Pober Pixie


The Pober Pixie is a single-seat light aircraft that was designed in the United States in 1974 and marketed as plans for homebuilding.
It is a conventional parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a single open cockpit. The design was inspired by the Heath Parasol.

Development

In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the EAA launched "Project Econoplane" to develop an aircraft with high fuel economy that would therefore be affordable for its members to operate. The Pober Pixie was the result, with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine of 1835 cc and a fuel consumption of 3 to 3.5 US Gal per hour. Plans were completed in January 1974 and the prototype flew in late July, in time for the EAA Annual Convention that year.
After the convention, the prototype was returned to the workshop for modifications, including installation of a Limbach SL 1700 EA engine and Rehm 5330 two-blade fixed-pitch propeller, details of which were incorporated into the plans.

Design

The Pixie fuselage is fabicated from welded 4130 steel tube, while the wings are made from Sitka spruce covered with Stits Poly-fiber fabric. Recommended engines include Volkswagen or the Continental A65.
The design includes full-span ailerons that give it a high roll rate with minimal adverse yaw.
Aircraft Spruce and Specialty says of the design:

Operational history

By March 2017, 27 examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration and six with Transport Canada.

Variants

;Pober Pixie II

Specifications (typical Pixie)