Dart Flittermouse

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Flittermouse
RoleSingle-seat ultralight
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Dart Aircraft
DesignerA R Weyl
First flight1936
Retired1951
StatusScrapped
Number built1

The Dart Flittermouse is a British single-seat ultralight designed by A R Weyl and built by Dart Aircraft Limited at Dunstable, England. [1]

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Design and development

The Flittermouse was a high-wing braced pusher monoplane powered by a 25 hp Scott Squirrel piston engine with a pusher propeller. An open frame carried the tail unit. [1] One aircraft was built and registered G-AELZ [2]

In 1938 the rear skid was removed and the main landing gear moved back and a castoring nose wheel was fitted. [1] After a number of private owners it was scrapped at Blackbushe Airport in 1951. [1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jackson 1973, p. 297
  2. "UK Civil Aviation Authority record for G-AELZ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN   0-370-10006-9.