Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer"
Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer"
 Also known as DeLong's Little Mixer  First flight of one homebuilder's version in the late 1960s near Fresno, California. | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Designer | Jim McManiman, Darrell F. DeLong |
| First flight | July 1954 |
| Unit cost |
$800 (1954) |
| Developed from | McManiman Homebuilt |
The Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer" is a single place parasol homebuilt aircraft designed and built in the 1950s.[1]
Development
The "Little Mixer" is a modification of a homebuilt design and fuselage first constructed by Jim McManiman of Eugene, Oregon in 1930. The airframe was licensed under Oregon state rules, and predated McManiman's later design, the McManiman “Baby Fleet”.[2]
Design
The Little Mixer is a high wing open cockpit parasol with a fabric covered steel tube fuselage. The cowling and landing gear are from a Piper J-3 model. The wings are all-wood with fabric covering.
Specifications (Lee L-1P-S "Little Mixer")
Data from Experimenter
General characteristics
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
- Wing area: 110.5 sq ft (10.27 m2)
- Airfoil: Clark Y
- Empty weight: 673 lb (305 kg)
- Gross weight: 951 lb (431 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 20 US Gallons
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 , 65 hp (48 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 kn; 185 km/h (115 mph)
- Cruise speed: 87 kn; 161 km/h (100 mph)
- Stall speed: 35 kn; 64 km/h (40 mph)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Notes
- ↑ "Darrel De Long's "Little Mixer"". Experimenter. April 1955.
- ↑ "The Baby Fleet at the History Center" (PDF). Retrieved 17 Nov 2010.
References
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