Mercury Kitten

Last updated
Kitten
RoleCabin monoplane
National originUnited States
ManufacturerMercury Aircraft
First flight1928
StatusScrapped
Number built1

The Mercury Kitten (also known as the Aerial Kitten) was an American three-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Mercury Aircraft Inc. in the late 1920s. [1] [2] Flown for the first time in 1928 only one was built. [1]

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Design

The Kitten was a three-seat high wing cabin monoplane powered by a 60 hp (45 kW) Mummert piston engine. It was constructed with welded steel tubing with fabric covering. [1] [3] It was later re-engined with a 90 hp (67 kW) Warner Scarab engine. [1] The Kitten was scrapped in 1946. [1]

Specifications

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "American airplanes:Ma - Me". www.aerofiles.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. Orbis 1985, p. 2457
  3. Western Aviation Magazine. 1 January 1929.Missing or empty |title= (help)

Bibliography

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.