Engineering:Mace-Trefethen M-101 Macerschmitt

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M-101 Macerschmitt
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Designer Harvey Mace
First flight 15 July 1959

The Mace-Trefethen M-101 Macerschmitt, also called the Could-Bee, is a single place homebuilt aircraft design built in the late 1950s.


Design

The M-101 is a single-place, strut-braced, tapered mid-wing, conventional landing gear equipped aircraft. Entrance is through a sliding canopy. Brake components were adapted from a Cessna 310 and a Piper Cub.[1]

Operational history

The M-101 was test flown on 15, July 1959 at Sacramento Municipal Airport.[1]

Specifications (Mace-Trefethen M-101 Macerschmitt)

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
  • Wingspan: 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
  • Wing area: 65.5 sq ft (6.09 m2)
  • Airfoil: NACA 0009
  • Empty weight: 685 lb (311 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,205 lb (1,000 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-290 , 125 hp (93 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 170 kn (200 mph, 320 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 150 kn (170 mph, 270 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
  • Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10 m/s)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Test Flight". Sport Aviation. March 1960.