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OBJECT TYPE: civil/ultralight
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2091.001

MANUFACTURER: Spectrum Aircraft Inc.
MODEL: Spectrum RX550 Beaver
LOCATION: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: SB 2331
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM ALLOY, DACRON COVERING, MYLAR REINFORCED EDGES, STAINLESS STEEL WIRES, GLASS FIBRE COCKPIT FAIRING, LEXAN WINDSCREEN

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.3 m
Width: 10.7 m
Height: 2.0 m
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Spectrum
Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
City: Surrey

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: JULY 1, 1986 TO AUGUST 24, 1986 The aircraft was made in 1986, flown that same year, then donated to the Museum by Invacare Canada Ltd/Hovis Medical Ltd.
Canada: The Spectrum Beaver is a Canadian ultralight which can be mounted on floats. In 1986 the Museum example was flown from Halifax to Vancouver by a paraplegic pilot, Carl Hiebert, to promote support for paraplegics.
Function: FLOWN BY PARAPLEGIC PILOT CARL HIEBERT FROM HALIFAX, N.S. TO VANCOUVER, B.C. FOR 'GIFT OF WINGS' PROJECT TO RAISE MONEY & PUBLICITY FOR PARAPLEGIC SUPPORT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BOTH SIDES OF THE TAIL READS: 'SPECTRUM/ BEAVER/ SURREY/ BC'/ STICKER READS: 'GIFT/ OF/ WINGS/ 86'/ 'C-IGOW'/ REAR SEAT HAS A WORN STICKER APPARENTLY READING: 'GRIFFO[N]' [THE REMAINDER IS ILLEGIBLE]
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Spectrum Aircraft Inc., Airplane, circa 1986, Artifact no. 1987.2091, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2091.001/

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