Harmon Mister America

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The Harmon Mister America was a 1970s American single-seat light sports aircraft designed by James B. Harmon. Plans for home building were made available from the Harmon Engineering Company. It is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a low-set tailplane and a fixed-tailwheel landing gear. The prototype (N7UN) first flew in 1975 powered by a 60-hp (45 kW) 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wingspan: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
Height: 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Wing area: 76.0 ft² (7.06 m²)
Aspect ratio: 4.916:1
Empty weight: 430 lb (195 kg)
Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine, 60 hp (45 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 125 mph (201 km/h)
Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h)
Range: 400 miles (643 km)
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)

References

↑ Taylor 1976, p. 514.

Taylor, John W. R. (1976). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00538-3.
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