| Midget Mustang | |
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| Role | Aerobatic sports plane |
| Manufacturer | Mustang Aeronautics for Homebuilding |
| Designer | David Long |
| First flight | 1948 |
| Number built | 435 (2011)[1] |
The Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang is a single-seat aerobatic sports airplane developed and marketed in the United States for homebuilding.[1] It is also known as the Long Midget, and the Bushby Mustang.
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It is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction and most are fitted with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Developed by Piper engineer David Long in 1948, plans for production by Schweizer were underway at the time of Long's death two years later. All rights and tooling were purchased by Robert Bushby in 1959, who sold plans and kits until 1992, when he sold the rights to Mustang Aeronautics. The Midget Mustang design being marketed in 2007 is similar to the original, with the exception of a bubble canopy replacing the straight line of the upper tailcone and sliding canopy of Long's original design.
The Midget Mustang was not intended for air racing, however, its design was so closely matched with the Formula One Air Racing specifications, that it was able to compete unmodified. The first race of a Mustang was in 1948, at the Cleveland National Air Races with the prototype. Racers competed in aircraft with names like, "Mammy","Miss Fort Worth", and "Slo Poke". Over time, air racers modified the aircraft to reach 181 mph (291 km/h) speeds in competition.[2]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83[3]
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