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    Clipwing Monocoupe

    Apr 21, 2020 2 minutes
    TEXT AND PHOTOS BY XAVIER MEAL

    (or 110 SPL), also called the Clipwing Monocoupe. The most famous was flown by legendary airshow pilot Woody Edmundson, who, in 1946, replaced the original 145 hp Warner Scarab engine with a 185 hp one that had an inverted flight carburetor and an and flew it for the next 19 years.

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