Engineering:S-M-J Maverick I

Maverick I
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	S-M-J
Designer	Shanklin, Moore, Johnson

The S-M-J Maverick I is an American aircraft designed for homebuilt construction.

Design and development

The S-M-J Maverick I is a single-seat, open cockpit, single-engine aircraft with a strut-braced low wing and conventional landing gear. The fuselage is of wood construction and the wing is aluminium.

Specifications (Maverick I)

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Wingspan: 25 ft (7.6 m)
• Empty weight: 1,075 lb (488 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 150 hp (110 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 120 kn (140 mph, 230 km/h)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

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