Marquart MA-4 Lancer

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MA-4 Lancer
Role Homebuilt aircraft
DesignerEd Marquart

The Marquart MA-4 Lancer is a single place, homebuilt biplane. [1]

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Design and development

The MA-4 is a single engine, single place biplane with conventional landing gear designed by Ed Marquart. The aircraft uses a constant-chord wing. [2] [3]

Operational history

In 1966 pilot Chuck Wickliffe, won first place flying the Clark Dollar Bill Special in the biplane category at the Reno Air Races with a speed of 147 mph (237 km/h). [4] [5]

Specifications (MA-4 Lancer)

Data from Air Trails

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

  1. Air Trails: 79. Winter 1971.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Ed Marquart, Flabab Airport pioneer dies". General Aviation News. 20 July 2007.
  3. Air Trails Sport Aircraft: 70. Winter 1969.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Don Berliner. Airplane Racing: A History, 1909-2008.
  5. Philip Handleman. Air Racing Today: Heavy Iron at Reno. p. 110.