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The Long Henderson Longster HL-1 is an American aircraft that was designed by Leslie Long and Ivan Diggs for homebuilt construction.
Design and development
The Henderson Longster is a conventional landing gear equipped, wire braced parasol wing aircraft. Aeronautical designer Ivan Diggs designed a new 30 ft wing for the Longster. The wire bracing is supported by a central cabane post located over a 1 U.S. gallon (3.8 L; 0.83 imp gal) above-wing fuel tank. The fuselage is steel tubing. The design also features pinned and brazed gusset joints as opposed to conventionally welded joint clusters.
Variants
Henderson Longster
Harlequin Longster
Used a Long designed homebuilt engine, the Long Harlequin 933.
Aircraft on display
An example of a Longster is on display at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum.
Specifications (Long Henderson Longster)
Data from EAA ContactGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1
Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Airfoil: Clark Y
Empty weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline four cylinder piston, 30 hp (22 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
See also
Related development
Long Anzani Longster
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Heath Parasol
Pietenpol Air Camper
References
Further reading
1931 Flying and Gliding Manual
External links
Photo of a Longster
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Long Henderson Longster
- Long Harlequin 933
- Long Anzani Longster
- Pietenpol Air Camper
- List of aircraft (Li–Lz)
- Troyer Sportsplane VX
- Air Zoo
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
