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Monnett Mini

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Mini
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Designer John Monnett, Cal Parker
First flight 1970
Introduction 1970
Number built 1
Developed from Parker JT-1

The Monnett Mini, also called the Mini Messashidt, was an early John Monnett modification of the Parker Jeanies Teenie.

Design and development

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The Mini was based on the JT-1 with a larger chord wing, a fully enclosed cockpit and removable wings. The aircraft was all-metal low-wing single seater with conventional landing gear. The prototype aircraft featured a Messerschmitt paint scheme. Power came from a 1300cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine that would be the basis for most of Monnett's future designs.[1]

Operational history

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The Mini was introduced at the Experimental Aircraft Association airshow in 1970. Monnett was not pleased with the aircraft which demonstrated a 1400fpm descent rate power-off.[2] Shortly thereafter built the VW-powered Sonerai I design, introduced in 1971.[3]

Specifications (variant specified)

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Data from Air Trails

General characteristics

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 56 kn (65 mph, 105 km/h)

See also

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Related development

References

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  1. ^ Air Trails. December 1971. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "the race to Oshkosh". Sport Aviation: 6. March 1972.
  3. ^ "Monnett Sonerai I". Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.