| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-FRAD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stits SA-3 Playboy |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Stits SA-3 Playboy |
| Aircraft Version: | Stits SA-3A Playboy |
| C/n (msn): | 5501 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Ottawa - RockcliffeMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYRO IATA: YRO Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Canada Aviation and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | WalAndPl |
| Photo ID: | 840194 |
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This SA-3A Playboy was built over the course of just eleven months by Keith "Hoppy" Hopkinson of Goderich, Ontario in 1955. It was made from a kit designed by Ray Stits at Flabob Airport, California. Hopkinson made major modifications to the kit, using parts from a Piper J-3, a Cessna 170, a de Havilland Tiger Moth, a Cessna 140 and a Stinson 108. This Playboy was the first Canadian-built aircraft to be licensed under the Ultralight classification. This photo is copyright © WalAndPl, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 August 2025, and has since been viewed 30 times. |