Anzani Longster | |
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Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
Designer | Leslie Long |
Introduction | 1930 |
The Long Anzani Longster AL-1 is an early homebuilt aircraft. [1]
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]
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]
Data from EAA, 1931 flying and gliding manual
General characteristics
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