McCarley Mini-Mac

Mini-Mac
General information
Type	Sport aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Homebuilt
Designer	Charles McCarley
History
First flight	July 1970

The McCarley Mini-Mac was a single-seat aerobatic sport aircraft designed in the United States in the early 1970s and marketed for home building. ^[1] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with a cockpit enclosed by a bubble canopy. The undercarriage was of fixed, tricycle type with spats fitted to the prototype, as well as a small skid fitted as a tail bumper. ^[2] Construction was of metal throughout. ^[2]

Specifications (prototype)

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, 546

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
• Wingspan: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
• Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• Empty weight: 514 lb (233 kg)
• Gross weight: 800 lb (363 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × converted Volkswagen automotive engine

Performance

• Maximum speed: 160 mph (260 km/h, 140 kn)
• Range: 500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)

Notes

1. Taylor 1989, 620
2. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, 546

References

• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78. London: Jane's Publishing.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.