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250:Worldwide Ultralite Skyraider S/S
293:twin-cylinder, two-stroke engine
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302:436 cc (26.61 cu inches)
240:Ultralite Soaring Wizard
235:Ultralight Flight Mirage
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285:General characteristics
91:until the early 1980s.
215:RagWing RW9 Motor Bipe
200:RagWing RW1 Ultra-Piet
118:34 mm slide-type
110:Design and development
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274:Specifications (440)
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459:Categories
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386:Hirth 2702
348:air cooled
323:Valvetrain
316:Components
307:Dry weight
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279:Data from
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58:Produced
375:See also
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145:Acrolite
138:Aircraft
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281:Cliche
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291:Type:
42:Japan
24:Type
443:ISBN
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