Long Anzani Longster

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Anzani Longster
Role Homebuilt aircraft
DesignerLeslie Long
Introduction1930

The Long Anzani Longster AL-1 is an early homebuilt aircraft. [1]

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Design and development

The Anzani Longster was the second in the series of nine homebuilt designs from Leslie Long. The design was published in the 1931 issue of 'Modern Mechanix and Inventions'. [2]

The Longster is a conventional landing gear-equipped, single engine, mid-wing aircraft with lower wing struts. The rudder is balanced without a fixed vertical stabilizer. [3]

Operational history

One replica of the Longster has been built from the original plans by students at Lane Community College for display in the Oregon Aviation Museum. [4]

Variants

Anzani Longster
Heath Longster
A wire braced parasol modification with a Heath modified Henderson motorcycle engine.
Ultralight Longster
A modern replica of the Longster with various engine installations. [5]

Specifications (Anzani Longster)

Data from EAA, 1931 flying and gliding manual

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

  1. "Concept: Can a Long "Longster" be Built as a Legal Part 103 Ultralight?". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. Bob Whitter (Winter 1969). "The plane that helped save homebuilding". Air Progress: 20.
  3. RC Model World Magazine. November 2011.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Aviation museum off the ground". Euguene Register Guard. 8 July 1984.
  5. "Ultralight Longster" . Retrieved 7 October 2013.