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The Weinberg S.E.5a Replica is an American homebuilt biplane that was designed by William Weinberg of Kansas City, Missouri. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, but the plans seem to no longer be available.〔Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 152. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0〕 The Weinberg S.E.5a Replica is an 80% replica of the First World War Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a fighter aircraft.〔 ==Design and development== Like the original S.E.5a fighter, the S.E.5a Replica features a biplane layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.〔 The aircraft is predominantly made from wood with the aft fuselage and tail made from welded steel tubing. The span wings are built with wooden spars, wooden ribs and center-section. The wings, tail and aft fuselage are covered in doped aircraft fabric, with the forward fuselage covered in plywood. There is a small baggage compartment behind the pilot's seat.〔 The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is only .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weinberg S.E.5a Replica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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