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SA -Compagnie Belge d'Aviation, and they assembled 18 Nippers. The type was renamed as the
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In June 1966 the license was sold to Nipper
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Swiss Tipsy Nipper at
Wroughton, Wiltshire, in July 1992
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508:"Air Progress Sport Aircraft". Winter 1969: 76.
201:and new Mk.III aircraft were built for them by
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175:delivering 59 complete aircraft and 78 kits.
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431:World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12
260:Mk X engines, 32 built. Tip tanks optional.
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396:World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16
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461:"Sport Aviation". June 1960.
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286:General characteristics
109:, developed in 1952 by
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263:Cobelavia D-158 Nipper
247:Tipsy Nipper T.66 Mk 2
241:Tipsy Nipper T.66 Mk 1
216:with parts and plans.
168:engine has been used.
136:Design and development
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874:Avions Fairey Belfair
558:Simpson, Rod (2001).
46:Single-seat sporting
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715:Long-range Monoplane
271:Specification (Mk.2)
800:Firefly (monoplane)
633:Chronological order
450:CAA list of Nippers
220:Operational history
203:Slingsby Sailplanes
38:General information
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1400:Homebuilt aircraft
181:F-104G Starfighter
148:with a wooden and
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185:Belgian Air Force
183:assembly for the
111:Ernest Oscar Tips
100:Tipsy Nipper T.66
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1108:T.49 Capstan
1098:T.45 Swallow
1073:T.37 Skylark
1068:T.35 Austral
1053:T.30 Prefect
1013:T.18 Hengist
946:designations
944:Manufacturer
884:Tipsy Nipper
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1249:Grasshopper
1244:Grunau Baby
1043:T.26 Kite 2
1038:T.25 Gull 4
998:T.13 Petrel
958:T.3 Primary
720:Firefly IIM
660:Hamble Baby
496:Taylor 1966
335:Performance
327:Stark Stamo
323:Powerplant:
166:Jabiru 2200
21:T.66 Nipper
1379:Categories
1254:Kirby Gull
1194:Cadet TX.3
1189:Cadet TX.2
1184:Cadet TX.1
1153:T.61 Falke
1088:T.42 Eagle
953:T.1 Falcon
850:Gannet AEW
680:Flycatcher
367:References
1339:Skylark 4
1334:Skylark 3
1329:Skylark 2
1324:Skylark 1
1279:King Kite
1224:Falcon II
1158:T.65 Vega
1118:T.51 Dart
1028:T.23 Kite
894:Tipsy S.2
805:Spearfish
795:Barracuda
760:Swordfish
725:Fleetwing
710:Firefly I
705:Kangourou
690:Fremantle
587:215069972
439:1368-485X
404:1368-485X
305:Wingspan:
276:Data from
192:Cobelavia
154:tailplane
119:Gosselies
104:aerobatic
48:monoplane
1319:Sedbergh
1229:Falcon 4
1219:Falcon I
1063:T.34 Sky
973:T.6 Kite
862:aircraft
845:Rotodyne
810:Gyrodyne
785:Albacore
665:Campania
627:aircraft
236:Variants
158:elevator
142:fuselage
54:Designer
1364:V-Liner
1359:Venture
1344:Swallow
1314:Prefect
1309:Phoenix
1274:Kestrel
1269:Hengist
1239:Firefly
1204:Dagling
1199:Capstan
1177:By name
889:Tipsy M
879:Tipsy B
835:Delta 2
825:Delta 1
765:Fantôme
675:Pintail
311:Height:
299:Length:
130:cockpit
123:Belgium
82:History
1304:Petrel
1264:Gull 3
1259:Gull 2
820:Gannet
815:Primer
790:Fulmar
780:P.4/34
775:Seafox
770:Battle
755:G.4/31
745:S.9/30
735:Gordon
730:Hendon
695:Ferret
625:Fairey
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1209:Dart
1143:T.58
1138:T.57
1123:T.53
1103:T.46
1023:T.21
1018:T.20
740:Seal
685:Fawn
655:N.10
583:OCLC
564:ISBN
545:ISBN
527:help
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43:Type
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645:N.4
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