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The Celerity is a high performance, 2-place side-by-side plans built
airplane with fully retractable landing gear, including the tail
wheel. Constructed primarily of wood and fiberglass covering,
the graceful Celerity cruises in the 200 mph range on 160hp
and has a range of over 900 miles. Engines range from 150 to 180hp.
The Celerity has a wingspan of 25ft and is 21ft, 10" in length. The builder has the choice of carrying all the fuel in the wing, or sleek tip tanks can be installed. Complete landing gear assemblies and other finished components are available from Mirage Aircraft. Six construction videos are also available. The complete set of plans , videos, and construction manual guide you through the project, teaching you the skills as you go. The Celerity was designed by Larry Burton, who flew the prototype in 1985 and won an Oshkosh workmanship award that same year. The prototype has accumulated over 900 hours. It is designed to be built by the average person, with average skills, at low cost, yet perform as well as the most expensive kit airplanes in it's class. Complete Celerity materials packages are available from Aircraft Spruce. |