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Aerosport Scamp

Name: Aerosport Scamp
Address: 56 Mill Street, Ongaonga, 4248, NZ
Telephone: +64272066705

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Dedicated to those who have built, continue to build and fly Aerosport Scamps. The Aerosport Scamp was designed by the late Harris L.

The Aerosport Scamp is a single-seat all-metal biplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage and a T-tail. Woods of Holly Springs, North Carolina, USA. The prototype Scamp first flew on 21 August 1973, having been built in just 90 days. More than 1,000 sets of plans have been sold worldwide and It was claimed a typical building time for an amateur of 500 man-hours. The structure of the Aerosport Scamp

is mostly of light alloy held together by pop-rivets, bolts and self-tapping screws, with a minimum of welded components, and these could be supplied ready-made by Aerosport along with plans, components sets and complete kits. The structure is stressed to +6g and -3g and is cleared for limited aerobatic flight. The Aerosport Scamp's wingspan is 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 metres), its length is 14 feet (4.27 metres) and its wing area is 105 square feet (9.75 metres). Its empty weight is 520 pounds (236 Kg) and MAUW is 768 pounds (348 Kg). Maximum speed is 105 mph (91 knots) and the stall speed is 45 mph (39 knots). The Aerosport Scamp's controls are sensitive, but flying the aircraft is said to be easy even for novices, with docile stall characteristics and good spin recovery response. Visibility from the cockpit, which is open down to waist level, is excellent. The Scamp is suitable for converted Volkswagen automobile engines of 98 to 128 cu.in (1,600 cc to 2,100 cc) capacity. There are three Aerosport Scamp's in New Zealand:

ZK-LDD (c/n AACA/572) which was built in Auckland. ZK-MLM (c/n AACA/470), which was built in Queenstown
ZK-PET (c/n AACA 460), which was built in Auckland

Feel free to contact [email protected] if you have any information in relation to Aerosport Scamp's being built or flown

01/07/2023

Aerosport Scamp Update - Mock-up of a new low profile inlet manifold to suit a Bing 64 carby.

The next step is to fabricate a mockup of the VW intake manifold oil cooler around the tee section of the manifold and fuel spill tray.

Note - the T junction will also be modified to provide a “Y” pipe joint.

05/06/2023

Aerosport Scamp Update 5 June 2024

Another productive weekend fabricating and installing the following:

- Fuel tank
- Joystick
- Gusset plates
- Forward Turtle Deck
- Mockup of tuned Exhaust system

30/05/2023

Aerosport Scamp Update 30 May

Another productive day @ Wombat Works fabricating and installing the following:

- Pilot seat and backrest
- Modified Aircraft Joystick (temp)
- Rudder Pedals and cables tensioned

29/05/2023

Trying to locate the weight and balance computations so I can verify the CG limits etc of the Aerosport Scamp. Apparently, these are stated on page 1 of the Plans, but my copy is very much faded.

Happy to pay to have the plan/page scanned. PM me cheers Simon

28/05/2023

Aerosport Scamp Update 28 May

When I look at the pictures for this weekend's work, it looks like nothing much got done. It has been a long journey, and this is just the most recent parts fabricated and installed:

- Rudder foot brace trays
- Rudder Pedals and Hydraulic toe brakes
- External stringers to stiffen the underside of the cockpit

27/05/2023

Yaama (Hello) ~ Mass Balancing Aerosport Scamp Elevator

I seek your guidance from former Aerosport Scamp builders or Pilots on the need for mass balancing the Elevator on my Aerosport Scamp.

I ask the same, as there is quite a bit of pressure required on the stick (albeit when not flying) to keep the Elevator in a near-zero position so as to maintain a good stick feel.

I have since gone through the plans and builders’ notes and as such I cannot find any reference to the need to add balance weights on the Scamps Elevator which is hinged at the top.

On previous amateur-built aircraft projects, such as my Corby Starlet CJ-1, Luton Minor and Taylor Monoplane the plans called for the addition of lead weights forward of the hinge points on the edge of the elevator to keep the Elevator in a near-zero position.

Keen to learn your thoughts…Cheers Simon

25/05/2023

Check out my Aerosport Scamp's Aircraft registration marks and Wombat Squadron roundels that were installed on either side of the fuselage and rudder today.

The registration mark is used as the Call Sign, in addition to allowing an observer to easily identify a particular aircraft.

Signage supplied by Judith and Deano from Signitup Genius Signmakers

21/05/2023

Aerosport Scamp SitRep 21 May 2023

Long, but productive day spent rigging the ailerons on the upper wings, torquing bolts with Loctite and applying pink nail polish.

This engineering technique is used as a visual indication of which assemblies have been torqued and which still need to be tightened.

It also helps to easily identify if a nut/bolt has become loose during safety checks.

20/05/2023

Well the day has finally arrived to conduct a taxi test (static) with the PIC onboard, albeit inside Wombat Works shed…..LOL

18/05/2023

Scamp SitRep 18 May 2023 - Getting real now!

2180 VW aircraft engine installed on Aerosport Scamp. Now, to install the Bendix D2000 aircraft magneto, and subsystems and connect everything up. Wombat@Work

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