Meyer Little Toot
| Little Toot | |
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Meyer Aircraft |
| Designer | George W Meyer |
| First flight | 1957 |
| Unit cost |
$2000 in 1958[1] |
The Meyer Little Toot is a midget homebuilt biplane that was designed by George Meyer (1916-1982).
Design and development
The first Little Toot prototype was started by George Meyer in 1952. Along with drawings, a scale model was built of the aircraft during the design phase. The aircraft was named Little Toot after a character that liked doing figure eights in a Disney movie. It was designed with aerobatics in mind and is stressed for 10g loads.[2]
The Little Toot is a single seat, open cockpit, biplane with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is welded steel tubing aluminum covering. The original tail section is a metal monocoque truss section from a Luscome 8A. The wings use spruce spars with wooden ribs and are fabric covered.[3] The upper wing is swept back eight degrees. The lower wing has three degrees of dihedral with nearly ful-length ailerons. The landing gear and wheel pants were sourced from a Cessna 140 taildragger.[4][5]
Operational history
The Little Toot prototype was displayed at the 1957 EAA convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The aircraft won the Mechanix Illustrated Trophy for Outstanding Achievement. EAA founder Paul Poberezny flew the aircraft several times.[6]
Specifications (Little Toot)
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
- Upper wingspan: 19 ft (5.8 m)
- Lower wingspan: 19 ft (5.8 m)
- Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Wing area: 123.9 sq ft (11.51 m2)
- Airfoil: NACA 2213
- Empty weight: 20 lb (9 kg)
- Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90 Horizontally Opposed Piston, 90 hp (67 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 110 kn; 204 km/h (127 mph)
- Cruise speed: 96 kn; 177 km/h (110 mph)
- Stall speed: 48 kn; 89 km/h (55 mph)
- G limits: +10g -10g
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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- ↑ "Meet in Milwaukee". Flying Magazine: 32. February 1958.
- ↑ George W Meyer (June 1957). "Little Toot". Experimenter.
- ↑ Harold N. Brown. Pilot's aeromedical guide. p. 137.
- ↑ Leo Kohn (September 1955). "The "Little Toot" From Texas". Experimenter.
- ↑ "George Meyer and his Little Toot". Sport Aviation. February 2003.
- ↑ The Experimenter: 2. October 1957. Missing or empty
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