Mini Mustang
Role
Homebuilt aircraftType of aircraft
National origin
United States
Designer
Charles Linn
First flight
1962
Introduction
1962
The Mini Mustang was a scale replica of the P-51 Mustang . It featured aluminium construction and manual retractable landing gear.[ 1]
Operational history [ edit ] After the crash of the first prototype, two new aircraft were built of a new design.
The L1 Mustang was the original prototype. The original crashed in 1966.[ 2]
The L2 Mustang featured longer canopy, balanced elevators, reshaped engine cowling and air-scoop, and a four-blade propeller replacing the two-blade ones.[ 3] Specifications Mini Mustang [ edit ] Data from [ 1]
General characteristics
Crew: 1Wingspan: 16 ft (4.9 m)Wing area: 50 sq ft (4.6 m2 )Empty weight: 480 lb (218 kg)Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg)Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming 0-290-G , 125 hp (93 kW)Propellers: 4-bladed Hegy, woodPerformance
Maximum speed: 200 kn (230 mph, 370 km/h)Cruise speed: 200 kn (230 mph, 370 km/h)Range: 430 nmi (500 mi, 800 km)
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^ a b David Magum (October 1969). "Mini Mustang wonderful little fighter". Sport Aviation . ^ John F Pearson and Howard Levy (October 1972). "250 mph mini-mustang". Popular Mechanics . ^ "Linn L-1 Mini-Mustang" .
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