International Aircraft Directory

The World’s Most Popular Aircraft

LUTON “MINOR”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 750. Empty wt. 450. Fuel capacity 7.5. Wingspan 25′. Length 20’9″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 85. Cruise mph 75. Stall mph 28. Climb rate 450. Takeoff run 250. Landing roll 120. Range 180. This single-seat strut-braced parasol monoplane carries Volkswagen air-cooled engines rated from 30 to 65 hp. First flown in 1936, […]

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MILLER JM-2

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,100. Empty wt. 630. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 15′. Length 19′. Engine 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 235. Cruise mph 190. Stall mph 70. Climb rate 1,600. Takeoff run 1,500. Landing roll 2,000. Range 300. Designed by J.W. Miller, the JM-2 took a different approach to Formula I airplane racing. Both […]

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MILLER “LIL‘ RASCAL”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,100. Empty wt. 600. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 20’8″. Length 15’3″. Engine 85-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: (estimated) Top mph 110. Cruise mph 90. Stall mph 58. The Lil’ Rascal by Merle B. Miller began flight testing in early 1978. This biplane makes use of a steeltube fuselage and tail section covered with […]

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MINI COUPE

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 850. Empty wt. 497. Fuel capacity 13. Wingspan 22’4″. Length 16’4″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 145. Cruise mph 119. Stall mph 400. Climb rate 850. Ceiling 12,500. Takeoff run 300. Landing roll 400. Range 300. The Mini Coupe made its first flight in 1971 and was certified in 1972. By late 1975, […]

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MINI-HAWK “TIGER HAWK”€

STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 800. Empty wt. 525. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 18′. Length 13’3″. Engine 72-hp Revmaster Volkswagen. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 175. Cruise mph 160. Stall mph 50. Climb rate 1,000. Ceiling 10,000. Takeoff run 400. Landing roll 400. Range 700. The Mini-Hawk combines the economy of the Volkswagen engine with that of detachable […]

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ARCTIC “TERN”€

STANDARD DATA: Seats 2. Gross wt. 1,900. Empty wt. 1,073. Fuel capacity 40. Engine 160-hp Lycoming. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 117. Cruise mph 112. Stall mph 34. Initial climb rate 1,275. Ceiling 21,000. Range 650. Takeoff (50′) 500. Landing (50′) 350. The old tandem Interstate trainer was reborn when the Arctic Aircraft Co. decided to develop […]

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