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The Mitchell Wing A-10 was developed from the Mitchell Wing B-10 which
was powered by a 20hp(15kW) Honda two-stroke engine. These microlights
were originally developed and built by the Mitchell Aerospace Company of
Porterville, California, and this company was also involved in the
development of the Mitchell Wing U-2 Superwing which was a single seat
microlight “flying wing” powered by a 20hp Honda and which first flew in
1979. The Mitchell Wing P-38 Lightning, first flown in 1980, was a
single seat microlight powered by a 30hp(22kW) Cayuna 430, and the
Mitchell Wing AG-38 War Eagle was a proposed military version of the
P-38 Lightning which had provision for two M60 machine guns and four
Strem 89 rockets. The TU-10 Double Eagle is a two seat version of the
A-10 Silver Eagle powered by a 39hp(29kW) Rotax 447. The Mitchell Wing
was out of production from 1994 until 1998 when Larry Smith bought
Ameriplanes and moved the company from Kansas to Truro, Iowa.
N40DW
c/n B-799
USA
Single seat microlight first flown in 1976
Engine: 26hp(19kW) Rotax 277
Length: 8’6”(2.59m)
Height: 6’2”(1.88m)
Wingspan: 34’4”(10.46m)
No.built: 410+
Range: 151miles(243km)
Cruising speed: 58mph(93kmh) Empty weight: 250lb(113kg)
Maximum take-off weight: 553lb(251kg)
Another
Mitchell Wing A10 is shown below.
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