Dart Flittermouse

Flittermouse
General information
Type	Single-seat ultralight
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Dart Aircraft
Designer	A R Weyl
Status	Scrapped
Number built	1
History
First flight	1936
Retired	1951

The Dart Flittermouse is a British single-seat ultralight designed by A R Weyl and built by Dart Aircraft Limited at Dunstable, England. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Design and development

The Flittermouse was a high-wing braced pusher monoplane powered by a 25 hp Scott Squirrel piston engine with a pusher propeller. An open frame carried the tail unit. ^[1] One aircraft was built and registered G-AELZ ^[4]

In 1938 the rear skid was removed and the main landing gear moved back and a castoring nose wheel was fitted. ^[1] After a number of private owners it was scrapped at Blackbushe Airport in 1951. ^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
• Wingspan: 40 ft 6 in (12.35 m)
• Gross weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Scott Squirrel , 25 hp (19 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 64 mph (103 km/h, 56 kn)

References

Notes

1. Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. p. 297. ISBN   0-370-10006-9.
2. Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. (2000). British Light Aeroplanes : their evolution, development and perfection, 1920-1940. Peterborough, UK: GMS Enterprises. pp. 318–319. ISBN   1870384768 . Retrieved 14 November 2025.
3. "Recruits for the Light Brigade". Flight. Vol. XXX, no. 1459. London, UK. 10 December 1936. pp. 637–638. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
4. "UK Civil Aviation Authority record for G-AELZ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.