MILLER "LIL‘ RASCAL" - Plane + Pilot

MILLER “LIL‘ RASCAL”

Plane & Pilot

Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Lil' Rascal, a biplane designed by Merle B. Miller, began flight testing in early 1978.
It features a steeltube fuselage and tail, and spruce and plywood wings, all covered in Stits Poly-Fibre Dacron.
The aircraft is a two-seater with a side-by-side open cockpit and utilizes non-retractable tailwheel landing gear.
It is powered by an 85-hp Continental engine turning a fixed-pitch propeller.

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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 Stits Poly-Fibre Dacron. The wings are constructed of spruce and plywood and are covered with the same fabric. The landing gear is the non-retractable tailwheel type, and seating is for two persons in a side-by-side open cockpit. The standard 85-hp engine turns a fixed-pitch prop.