Misplaced Pages

The Harmon Mister America was a 1970s American single-seat light sports aircraft designed by James B. Harmon. Plans for home building were made available from the Harmon Engineering Company. It is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a low-set tailplane and a fixed-tailwheel landing gear. The prototype (N7UN) first flew in 1975 powered by a 60-hp (45 kW) 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine.

Operational history

In November 2014 one example was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
• Wingspan: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
• Height: 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
• Wing area: 76.0 sq ft (7.06 m)
• Aspect ratio: 4.916:1
• Empty weight: 430 lb (195 kg)
• Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine , 60 hp (45 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn)
• Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)
• Range: 400 mi (643 km, 350 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
• Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)

References

1. Federal Aviation Administration (10 November 2014). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 10 November 2014.
2. Taylor 1976, p. 514.

• Taylor, John W. R. (1976). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00538-3.
• Aircraft World Directory Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine

• Harmon Engineering aircraft
• 1970s United States sport aircraft
• Homebuilt aircraft
• Single-engined tractor aircraft
• Mid-wing aircraft
• Aircraft first flown in 1975