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The Mini Mustang was a scale replica of the P-51 Mustang. It featured aluminium construction and manual retractable landing gear.

Operational history

After the crash of the first prototype, two new aircraft were built of a new design.

Variants

• The L1 Mustang was the original prototype. The original crashed in 1966.
• The L2 Mustang featured longer canopy, balanced elevators, reshaped engine cowling and air-scoop, and a four-blade propeller replacing the two-blade ones.

Specifications Mini Mustang

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Wingspan: 16 ft (4.9 m)
• Wing area: 50 sq ft (4.6 m)
• Empty weight: 480 lb (218 kg)
• Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming 0-290-G , 125 hp (93 kW)
• Propellers: 4-bladed Hegy, wood

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 kn (230 mph, 370 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 200 kn (230 mph, 370 km/h)
• Range: 430 nmi (500 mi, 800 km)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• FK-Lightplanes SW51 Mustang
• Stewart S-51D Mustang
• Titan T-51 Mustang
• W.A.R. P-51 Mustang
• Jurca Gnatsum
• Loehle 5151 Mustang

References

1. ^ David Magum (October 1969). "Mini Mustang wonderful little fighter". Sport Aviation.
2. John F Pearson and Howard Levy (October 1972). "250 mph mini-mustang". Popular Mechanics.
3. "Linn L-1 Mini-Mustang".

• Homebuilt aircraft
• 1960s United States sport aircraft
• Single-engined tractor aircraft
• Low-wing aircraft
• Linn aircraft
• Replicas of North American P-51 Mustangs
• Aircraft first flown in 1962
• Aircraft with retractable conventional landing gear
• Single-engined piston aircraft