Light cabin biplanes with unstaggered wings?

[cluttonfred]

I was looking for inspiration for a possible microlight design for flying low and slow with easy wing folding and storage. I started daydreaming about something like a de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth, a cabin biplane with unstaggered wings, which made folding them much easier. Can anyone think of any other light cabin biplanes with unstaggered wings, whether actually built or just projects?

 

[cluttonfred]

I got no traction with this thread over three years ago, so let me ask again, do any other unstaggered light cabin biplanes come to mind?

 

[riggerrob]

Even if wings are staggered, you just need to add a strut or two to make them easy to fold. The extra struts would only carry loads while wings are folded. Try to picture a Beech Staggerwing with an extra strut extending horizontally aft of the lower wings' trailing edge. That extra strut hinged in line with the aft spar of the top wing.

 

[cluttonfred]

True, you can make it work with staggered wings, but lining up the upper and lower rear spar attachment points with unstaggered equal chord wings or a narrow chord lower wing is much simpler.

 

[robunos]

The De Havilland Fox Moth has only a small amount of stagger, and although somewhat larger, the De Havilland DH.18, 34, and 50 aeroplanes are either unstaggered, or like the Fox Moth, only slightly staggered . . .

cheers,
Robin.

 

[cluttonfred]

Don’t forget the DH.61 Giant Moth! Now if I can only convince my wife that a 500 hp, 52’ span, seven-seat biplane replica should be my next project….

 

[Justo Miranda]

D.H. Fox Moth

 

[Justo Miranda]

de Havilland Dragonfly

 

[robunos]

Don’t forget the DH.61 Giant Moth! Now if I can only convince my wife that a 500 hp, 52’ span, seven-seat biplane replica should be my next project….

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I hadn't forgotten the Giant Moth, just forgot to add it to my list . . .

cheers,
Robin.