The Tessier Biplane is a single place homebuilt biplane.^[1]

The Tessier biplane is a single place tube and fabric construction aircraft with conventional landing gear. The wing spar is wood and ribs are plywood. The original engine was a Volkswagen air-cooled engine which was replaced with a Lawrance L-5 radial engine.

The original Tessier Biplane belongs to the EAA AirVenture Museum, but is neither airworthy nor on display.^[2]

Data from EAA

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Powerplant: 1 × Lawrance Aero Engine Company L-5 Five cylinder radial engine
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

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