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] |
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
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger (2 total)
- Length: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
- Height: 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
- Wing area: 97 ft2 (9.0 m2)
- Empty weight: 927 lb (420 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 air-cooled horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine, 160 hp (120 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 230 mph (370 km/h)
- Range: 430 miles (692 km)
- Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
References
- 1 2 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ "Mustang II". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- 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
- ↑ Flying Magazine: 53. October 1966. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Mustang Aeronautics - About". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ↑ "What kind of airplane should you build". Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 41. Winter 1969.
- ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Mustang II Specifications". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ↑ "M-II FAQs Fuel Options". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ↑ "Mustang II Folding Wing". Manufacturer's web site. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 225.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987-88. London: Jane's Publishing Company. pp. 646–47.
- Manufacturer's website - Mustang II History
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