S-M-J Maverick I

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Maverick I
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer S-M-J
Designer Shanklin, Moore, Johnson

The S-M-J Maverick I is an American aircraft designed for homebuilt construction.

Design and development[]

The S-M-J Maverick I is a single-seat, open cockpit, single-engine aircraft with a strut-braced low wing and conventional landing gear. The fuselage is of wood construction and the wing is aluminium.[1]

Specifications (Maverick I)[]

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Wingspan: 25 ft (7.6 m)
  • Empty weight: 1,075 lb (488 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 150 hp (110 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 120 kn (140 mph, 230 km/h)

See also[]

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References[]

  1. ^ Air Progress: 8. Winter 1969. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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