Meet Tipsy B
The Tipsy B developed from Ernest Oscar Tips’ single-seat Tipsy S into a two-seat touring aircraft. Belgian aviation historian Jean-Pierre Decock describes a wooden, fabric-covered low-wing monoplane with an elliptical cantilever wing and staggered side-by-side seats in an open cockpit. The prototype used a 50-hp Walter Mikron engine.
Belgian production began in 1937, including enclosed-cockpit Bc aircraft. British Trainer developments were another branch of the programme.
History & design
A Belgian two-seater and its British relatives
The Tipsy B followed the single-seat Tipsy S as a small two-seat touring aircraft. Jean-Pierre Decock describes its cantilever low wing, wood-and-fabric construction and staggered side-by-side seats. The prototype used a 50 hp Walter Mikron and was demonstrated by Brian Allen at Harmondsworth in May 1937.
Production included the enclosed-cabin Bc and the British-built Trainer. Decock records 20 Belgian aircraft, including 12 Bc examples, and distinguishes the British production history and later postwar completions. These versions explain why cockpit enclosure and equipment differ between surviving Tipsys. The historical low-wing description is also distinct from the conflicting parasol-wing wording in the simulator product listing.
Jean-Pierre Decock / Fédération Nationale des Amicales et Associations Régionales · Tipsy B / Bc / Trainer — Jean-Pierre Decock ↗Systems & details
Cockpit options in MSFS
Cockspur’s clipboard lets the user enable a radio, compass, ground equipment and a passenger. The listing describes a CFD flight model and five liveries.
In your simulator
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Manuals & resources
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Developer documentation
Cockspur Tipsy B – Cockspurcockspur.eu · Cockspur Tipsy B product features.Aircraft background
Tipsy B / Bc / Trainer — Jean-Pierre DecockJean-Pierre Decock / Fédération Nationale des Amicales et Associations Régionales · Jean-Pierre Decock, Tipsy B/Bc/Trainer; developer wing-description conflict.Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 2 profile choices
Cockspur Tipsy B
Cockspur · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020
The Tipsy B developed from Ernest Oscar Tips’ single-seat Tipsy S into a two-seat touring aircraft.
Tipsy B
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
The Tipsy B developed from Ernest Oscar Tips’ single-seat Tipsy S into a two-seat touring aircraft.
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