Engineering:Dart Flittermouse
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| Flittermouse | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Single-seat ultralight |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Dart Aircraft |
| Designer | A R Weyl |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1936 |
| Retired | 1951 |
The Dart Flittermouse is a British single-seat ultralight designed by A R Weyl and built by Dart Aircraft Limited at Dunstable, England.[1][2][3]
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[4]
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
- Crew: 1
- Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 6 in (12.35 m)
- Gross weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Scott Squirrel , 25 hp (19 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 64 mph (103 km/h, 56 kn)
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. p. 297. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
- ↑ Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. (2000). British Light Aeroplanes : their evolution, development and perfection, 1920-1940. Peterborough, UK: GMS Enterprises. pp. 318–319. ISBN 1870384768. https://archive.org/details/britishlightaero0000ordh/page/318/mode/2up. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Recruits for the Light Brigade". Flight (London, UK) XXX (1459): 637–638. December 10, 1936. https://archive.org/details/sim_flight-international_1936-12-10_30_1459/page/637/mode/1up. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "UK Civil Aviation Authority record for G-AELZ". http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AELZ.pdf.
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