Fisher FP-101

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title: "Fisher FP-101" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1980s-united-states-ultralight-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1982", "high-wing-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "fisher-aircraft", "single-engined-piston-aircraft", "aircraft-with-fixed-conventional-landing-gear"] description: "American ultralight airplane" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_FP-101" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American ultralight airplane ::

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Field	Value
name	Fisher FP-101
image	Fisher FP-101 C-IAPV 03.JPG
aircraft_type	Kit aircraft
national_origin	United States
manufacturer	Lite Flite
Fisher Flying Products
designer	Michael Fisher
status	Kit production completed
first_flight	mid-1982
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The Fisher FP-101 is an American single-seat, high-wing, conventional landing gear, tractor configuration single engine ultralight aircraft that was available in kit form from Lite Flite of South Webster, Ohio and later Fisher Flying Products of Edgeley, North Dakota.

Development

The FP-101 was designed by Michael Fisher of Lite Flite and first flown in the middle of 1982. It was intended to meet the requirements of the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category, including that category's maximum 254 lb empty weight. The company name was later changed to Fisher Flying Products and production continued under that company name until the FP-101 was supplanted in production by the Fisher FP-202 Koala.

The aircraft is of predominantly wooden construction, with a wooden geodesic (called "geodetic" in many '80s sport-aviation magazines, likely in error) fuselage and wood framed wings and tail surfaces all covered in doped aircraft fabric. The high wing is supported by aluminum "V" struts with jury struts. The control system is standard three-axis type including ailerons, elevators and tail-mounted rudder. The conventional configuration fixed main landing gear is made from steel tube with bungee suspension, while the tail wheel is steerable. The engine cowling is built from fiberglass. Pilot access to the cockpit is via a fold-down door on the right-hand side of the fuselage. The windshield is fashioned from Lexan and side windows are optional.

The standard powerplant when the aircraft was introduced was the 28 hp Rotax 277 single cylinder, two-stroke powerplant driving a two-bladed wooden propeller. Recoil start was standard, with electric start as optional.

The standard empty weight for the FP-101 was 247 lb and the gross weight 500 lb, giving a 253 lb useful load.

Operational history

The majority of FP-101s were delivered to customers in the United States where they are flown as unregistered ultralights. In October 2009 eight were registered in the US as Experimental - Amateur-builts and eleven were registered in Canada as basic ultra-light aeroplanes.

Specifications (FP-101)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Fisher_FP-101_C-IAPV_01.JPG" caption="A Canadian-registered Fisher FP-101 modified with [[ASAP Chinook]] fuel tanks suspended from the [[jury strut]]s and showing the cockpit access door open."] ::

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|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Rotax 277 |eng1 type=single cylinder, two-stroke |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=28 |power original= |thrust original= |more power=

|prop blade number=2 |prop name=wooden |prop dia m= |prop dia ft=5 |prop dia in=0

Performance

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=60 |max speed kts= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=55 |cruise speed kts= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph=26 |stall speed kts= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph=63 |never exceed speed kts= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |range km= |range miles=150 |range nmi= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |endurance=3.0 hours |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |g limits=+4.6/-2.3 |roll rate= |glide ratio=9:1 |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=600 |lift to drag= |wing loading lb/sqft=4.31 |more performance=

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References

References

1. Taylor, John WR: ''Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 1986–87'' page 662, Janes Publishing Company, 1986. {{ISBN. 0-7106-0835-7
2. [[Federal Aviation Administration]]. (October 2009). "FAA REGISTRY - Make / Model Inquiry Results".
3. [[Transport Canada]]. (October 2009). "Civil Aircraft Register".

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