| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N9360 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hegy RCHI El Chuparosa |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hegy RCHI El Chuparosa |
| Aircraft Version: | Hegy RCHI El Chuparosa |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Collection: | EAA Airventure Museum |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 |
| Photo Date: | 26 July 2016 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 470091 |
| Photo Comment |
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Hegy Propellers founder Ray Hegy manufactured wooden propellers for homebuilt and ultra light aircraft. In 1950 he began design and build of a single place high performance biplane. The Hegy R.C.H.I. "El Chuparosa" (Spanish for hummingbird) first flew in 1959. It was regular at the annual EAA Fly-in at Rockford, IL 1960 - 69 before the event moved to Oshkosh, WI. The unique aircraft was donated to the EAA on August 14, 1977. This photo was added on 19 June 2022, and has since been viewed 112 times. |