Monnett Mini

The Monnett Mini, also called the Mini Messashidt, was an early John Monnett modification of the Parker Jeanies Teenie.

Mini
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Designer John Monnett, Cal Parker
First flight 1970
Introduction 1970
Number built 1
Developed from Parker JT-1

Design and development

The Mini was based on the JT-1 with a larger chord wing, a fully enclosed cockpit and removable wings. The aircraft was all-metal low-wing single seater with conventional landing gear. The prototype aircraft featured a Messerschmitt paint scheme. Power came from a 1300cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine that would be the basis for most of Monnett's future designs.[1]

Operational history

The Mini was introduced at the Experimental Aircraft Association airshow in 1970. Monnett was not pleased with the aircraft which demonstrated a 1400fpm descent rate power-off.[2] Shortly thereafter built the VW-powered Sonerai I design, introduced in 1971.[3]

Specifications (variant specified)

Data from Air Trails

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 16 ft (4.9 m)
  • Wingspan: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
  • Gross weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × 1300cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine Horizontally opposed four cylnder piston, 46 hp (34 kW)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 56 kn (65 mph, 105 km/h)

See also

Related development

References
  1. Air Trails. December 1971. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "the race to Oshkosh". Sport Aviation: 6. March 1972.
  3. "Monnett Sonerai I". Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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