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    Biplanes with retractable undercarriage?

    With a useful load, max gross, and interior cabin dimensions comparable to a de Havilland Beaver, we are actually larger than a Beech Staggerwing...noting mini about her. ;)
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    Staggerwing biplane "Tribute" Aircraft

    Yes, Larry French's original Lionheart.
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    Staggerwing biplane "Tribute" Aircraft

    I’m planning to be at OSH from Sunday – Wednesday and be parked in the HBP area…feel free to drop by and look her over…will probably be sitting around her during the airshows provided we have a decent spot for viewing.
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    Staggerwing biplane "Tribute" Aircraft

    You could do a smaller version of the Lionheart or a Staggerwing replica using a smaller radial like the Vedeneyev M14P or the Zhouzhou HS6A, both of which are readily available and the front section diameter would lend more towards the scale lines of the fuselage size you are looking for. If...
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    Staggerwing biplane "Tribute" Aircraft

    It sounds as though you are basically trying to re-create a smaller verso of the Griffon Lionheart...it can cruise in excess of 180kts, carry people, and stalls dirty at 54kts...but it uses 450hp from a R-985 to do it.
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