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Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth

The Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth is a Canadian two-seat, conventional landing gear, single engined, biplane kit aircraft designed for construction by amateur builders. The designation indicates that the aircraft is 80% the size of the aircraft that inspired it, the de Havilland Tiger Moth. Fisher Flying Products was originally based in Edgeley, North Dakota, USA but the company is now located in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.

Development
The R-80 was designed by Fisher Aircraft in the United States in 1994 and was intended to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built category, although it qualifies as an ultralight aircraft in some countries, such as Canada. It also qualifies as a US Experimental Light Sport Aircraft. The R-80's standard empty weight is when equipped with a Norton AE 100R engine and it has a gross weight of . Since the company moved to Canada, the RS-80 option is no longer available. In reviewing the R-80 Ben Millspaugh wrote in Kitplanes Magazine: ==Operational history==
Operational history
In 2000 African Flying Adventures purchased four RS-80 kits to be used for tourist flying in Zimbabwe. ==Variants==
Variants
;R-80 :Original version with wooden fuselage ;RS-80 :Version with welded 4130 steel tube fuselage, introduced in 2000 and discontinued 2008. ==Aircraft on display==
Aircraft on display
• NX34TM Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon/ ==Specifications (R-80) ==
Specifications (R-80)
==Notable appearances in media==
Notable appearances in media
In 2015, an R-80 Tiger Moth built by Jerry Boughner was featured in the Taylor Swift video Wildest Dreams. ==See also==
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