Parmentier Wee Mite
The Parmentier Wee Mite (sometimes Noel Wee Mite) was a British two-seat, parasol monoplane designed by Cecil Noel and first flown in Guernsey in 1933.[1]
| Wee Mite | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt Monoplane |
| National origin | Guernsey |
| Manufacturer | Noel & Parmentier |
| Designer | Cecil W Noel |
| First flight | 3 April 1933 |
| Retired | 1936 |
| Produced | 1 |
Design and development
The Wee Mite was a parasol monoplane with a welded steel frame with wooden wings and a fixed landing gear with a tailwheel.[1] Designed by Cecil Noel and built by him and Harold James Le Parmentier it was initial powered by a 30 hp (22 kW) ABC Scorpion and first flown at Vazon Bay, Guernsey on 10 April 1933.[1] The test flights or hops were not promising and after a forced landing and a damaged fuselage, the aircraft was rebuilt with a 40 hp (30 kW) British Salmson AD.9 engine and a lengthened fuselage by 18 in (46 cm). It was successfully flown around Guernsey in a 50 minute flight on 15 September 1933.[2]
It was registered as G-ACRL to Parmentier on 21 April 1934[3] It was dismantled and stored in 1936.[1]
Specification (Salmson engine)
Data from Jackson[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
- Wingspan: 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
- Empty weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
- Gross weight: 970 lb (440 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × British Salmson AD.9 radial engine, 40 hp (30 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn)
- Cruise speed: 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn)
References
- Ellis 1979, p, 102
- Jackson 1974 p. 281
- "Register Entry for g-ACRL" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authorty.
- Ellis, Ken (1979). British Homebuilt Aircraft since 1920. Liverpool, England: Merseyside Aviation Society. ISBN 0 902420 321.
- Jackson, A.J. (1960). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam & Company. ISBN 0 370 10014 X.