Monnett Mini

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

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

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 cylinder 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

• Parker Jeanie's Teenie

References

1. Air Trails. December 1971. {{cite journal}}: 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.