Green Sky Adventures Micro Mong
| Green Sky Adventures Micro Mong | |
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| Micro Mong | |
| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Green Sky Adventures |
| Designer | Ed Fisher |
| First flight | 1993 |
| Introduction | 1993 |
| Number built | 19 (2011)[1] |
| Unit cost |
$13388 US dollar in 1996 for kit with Rotax 503 |
| Developed from | Mong Sport (Configuration only) |
The Green Sky Adventures Micro Mong is an ultralight biplane based on the Mong MS1 Sport.
Development
Ed Fisher, an avid compiler of Mong Sport history, in 1981 met with designer Ralph Mong. After the completion of the Fisher Skylite, Fisher suggested building an ultralight version of the Mong Sport. A custom built ultralight prototype was built for Fisher, called the Travelight. A second model was constructed, built for pilots up to 6' 2" (188 cm), which became known as the Mico Mong.[2]
Design
The fuselage is welded 4130 chromoly tubing. The front wing spars are 2.5 inch aluminum tubing, with aluminum ribs and fabric covering. If equipped with a Rotax 277 engine, the aircraft meets American ultralight standards by weighing less than 249 lbs. The wing area of the ultralight version is larger than the heavier Mong Sport it replicates in order to keep stall speeds low.[2][3]
Operational history
A Micro Mong floatplane recorded the fastest seaplane takeoff of 2.5 seconds at the Experimental Aircraft Association airshow in 2008.[4]
Variants
- Micro Mong 2XF
- Powered by a HKS 700E 2 cylinder 4-stroke air-cooled engine.
- Raceair Lil Bitts
- Developed at the same time by Fisher using a deeper Micro Mong fuselage to resemble a Pitts Special.[5]
Specifications (Micro Mong)
Data from Green Sky Adventures
General characteristics
- Length: 14 ft (4.3 m)
- Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
- Height: 6 ft (1.8 m)
- Wing area: 100 sq ft (9.3 m2)
- Airfoil: Modified Clark Y
- Empty weight: 400 lb (181 kg)
- Gross weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 96 kn; 177 km/h (110 mph)
- Cruise speed: 70 kn; 129 km/h (80 mph)
- Stall speed: 30 kn; 56 km/h (35 mph)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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- ↑ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 56. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- 1 2 "Reinventing the Mong". Sport Aviation. Feb 1994.
- ↑ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 104. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ "Micro Mong that holds fastest takeoff record of 2.5 seconds at Seaplane Base". Sport Aviation. September 2008.
- ↑ "Raceair Lil Bitts". Retrieved 10 August 2012.