Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer"
Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer"
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Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
National origin | United States of America |
Designer | Jim McManiman, Darrell F. DeLong |
First flight | July 1954 |
Developed from | McManiman Homebuilt |
The Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer" is a single place parasol homebuilt aircraft designed and built in the 1950s.[1]
Development[]
The "Little Mixer" is a modification of a homebuilt design and fuselage first constructed by Jim McManiman of Eugene, Oregon in 1930. The airframe was licensed under Oregon state rules, and predated McManiman's later design, the .[2]
Design[]
The Little Mixer is a high wing open cockpit parasol with a fabric covered steel tube fuselage. The cowling and landing gear are from a Piper J-3 model. The wings are all-wood with fabric covering.
Specifications (Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer")[]
Data from Experimenter
General characteristics
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
- Wing area: 110.5 sq ft (10.27 m2)
- Airfoil: Clark Y
- Empty weight: 673 lb (305 kg)
- Gross weight: 951 lb (431 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 20 US Gallons
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 , 65 hp (48 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 kn (115 mph, 185 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
- Stall speed: 35 kn (40 mph, 64 km/h)
- Range: 350 nmi (400 mi, 640 km)
See also[]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Corben Baby Ace
Notes[]
- ^ "Darrel De Long's "Little Mixer"". Experimenter. April 1955.
- ^ "The Baby Fleet at the History Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 17 Nov 2010.
References[]
Categories:
- Homebuilt aircraft