Mathews Mr Easy
Mr Easy | |
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Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Association |
Designer | Lyle Mathews and associates |
Status | Plans available (2014) |
Number built | at least two |
The Mathews Mr Easy is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Lyle Mathews and associates and produced by the Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Association of Marietta, Georgia. It was the sixth and final design of Mathews. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1][2]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US
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Mr Easy has a typical empty weight of 250 lb (110 kg) and a gross weight of 485 lb (220 kg), giving a useful load of 235 lb (107 kg). With full fuel of 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 205 lb (93 kg).[1]
The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off and landing roll with a 40 hp (30 kW) engine is 175 ft (53 m).[1]
The designer estimates the construction time from the supplied plans as 250 hours.[1]
Operational history
In the United States ultralights are not required to be registered, and in April 2014 no examples were in fact registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although a total of two had been registered at one time.[3]
Specifications (Mr Easy)
Data from AeroCrafter[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Wingspan: 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
- Wing area: 145.0 sq ft (13.47 m2)
- Empty weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
- Gross weight: 485 lb (220 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × two stroke aircraft engine, 40 hp (30 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite, ground adjustable
Performance
- Maximum speed: 63 mph (101 km/h, 55 kn)
- Cruise speed: 50 mph (80 km/h, 43 kn)
- Stall speed: 28 mph (45 km/h, 24 kn)
- Range: 120 mi (190 km, 100 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
- Wing loading: 3.3 lb/sq ft (16 kg/m2)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ Perkins, Scott, V.U.L.A. Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Assoc. (2004). "Blueprints Price List". Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Federal Aviation Administration (April 23, 2014). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved April 23, 2014.