Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II

Bushby Mustang II
Mustang II
Role Aerobatic sports plane
Manufacturer Mustang Aeronautics for Homebuilding
Designer Robert Bushby
First flight 9 July 1966
Produced 480 (2011)[1]
Unit cost
Approximately $45,000-$55,000 to build[2]
A tri-gear Mustang II
Mustang II Retractable Gear
Bushby Mustang II landing

The Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II is a two-seat aerobatic sports airplane developed and marketed in the United States for homebuilding.[1][3]

Design and development

Robert Bushby acquired the rights to the Long Midget Mustang in 1959 and four years later began development of a two-seat, side-by-side version. This eventually flew in 1966 and plans were made available soon thereafter.[4] Rights to both the Midget Mustang and the Mustang II were sold to Mustang Aeronautics in 1992. [5] A single engine in tractor configuration airplane, the Mustang II features cantilever low-wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear, or, optionally, tricycle landing gear.[3]

The aircraft is made from riveted sheet aluminum with a rounded turtle deck and flat sides and bottom skins.[6] Its 24.2 ft (7.4 m) span wing employs a NACA 64A212 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to a NACA 64A210 at the wingtip. Standard engines used include the 150 to 160 hp (112 to 119 kW) Lycoming O-320, the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 and the fuel-injected 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants.[3][7] Standard fuel capacity is 25 US gallons, but optional wet wings increase the fuel capacity to 61 US gallons.[8] Several other fuel tank options are available.[9] A folding wing option may be installed.[10]

Specifications

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. "Mustang II". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  3. 1 2 3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 113. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. Flying Magazine: 53. October 1966. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Mustang Aeronautics - About". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  6. "What kind of airplane should you build". Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 41. Winter 1969.
  7. Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  8. "Mustang II Specifications". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  9. "M-II FAQs Fuel Options". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  10. "Mustang II Folding Wing". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.

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