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Midget Mustang

1 model built 1948 · 52 on the US register today

The Midget Mustang is David Long's single-seat all-metal racer of 1948, sold as plans and kits by Robert Bushby and now Mustang Aeronautics: an 18 ft 6 in wing, 590 lb empty and 900 lb gross, with Jane's figures of 165 mph cruise, 225 mph maximum, 2,200 fpm and 375 miles on a 135 hp Lycoming O-290; the two-seat Mustang II grew from it.

The variants

MODELYEARSACTIVETAILFAX SCOREWHAT CHANGED
Midget Mustang M-1194852—Single-seat M-1 of 1948
Family fleet, active
52
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
0
0 events over 52 active aircraft, pooled across the family

Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30

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