Andreasson BA-4B

Andreasson BA-4B
Role Sports biplane
Manufacturer Homebuilt
Designer Björn Andreasson
First flight 1966
Developed from Andreasson BA-4
Developed into Andreasson BA-11

The Andreasson BA-4B is a single-seat aerobatic biplane which was marketed for homebuilding and also produced complete.

Design and development

Swedish-built first prototype BA-4B at Shoreham Airport, England, in February 1988
At Old Warden, June 2014

The BA-B4B was based on Andreasson's 1944 wooden BA-4 revised to take advantage of more modern construction techniques, such as the use of sheet metal. The first example was built by apprentices at the Malmö Aircraft Industry (M.F.I.).[1] It is a single-bay, staggered, equal-bay biplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. P.J.C Phillips acquired worldwide production rights for complete, rather than kit built, version and marketed them in the UK through Crosby Aviation.[2] In the US the B-4B was marketed by Larry Karp as the Canary Hawk.

Operational history

In 2014 there were six BA-4Bs on the UK civil register, one Crosby built and the others homebuilt. Three of these have the Continental O-200-A engine but the other three use Lycoming flat fours with outputs between 81 kW (108 hp) and 119 kW (160 hp).[3] In 2009 four BA-4Bs remained on the Swedish register.[4]

Variants

Andeasson B-4
Wood and fabric biplane first flown in 1944, powered by a 21 kW (28 hp) Scott Squirrel.[1]
Andreasson B-4B
All-metal version. First prototype built by M.F.I apprentices in c.1964. Plans marketed.[5]
Crosby (Andreasson) B-4B
Sold complete, powered by a 75 kW (100 hp) Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A flat four.[2]
Crosby (Andreasson) Super B-4B
As B-4B but with a 89 kW (120 hp) Rolls-Royce Continental O-240-A flat four.[2]

Specifications (Crosby (Andreasson) BA-4B)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974/5[2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development


Notes

  1. 1 2 Airlife's World Aircraft p.44
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974/5 p.205
  3. http://www.caa.co.uk
  4. Partington
  5. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974/5 p.181

References

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