Mister America | |
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Role | Light sports monoplane |
Manufacturer | Harmon Engineering Company |
Designer | James B. Harmon |
First flight | 1975 |
Number built | 2 |
Developed from | Harmon Der Donnerschlag |
The Harmon Mister America was a 1970s American single-seat light sports aircraft designed by James B. Harmon. Plans for home building were made available from the Harmon Engineering Company. It is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a low-set tailplane and a fixed-tailwheel landing gear. The prototype (N7UN) first flew in 1975 powered by a 60-hp (45 kW) 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine.
In November 2014 one example was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. [1]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77 [2]
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