AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing A-10
AmeriPlanes / Mitchell Wing Inc. · United States · first flew 1982 · light aircraft
The Mitchell Wing A-10 is an American single-seat pusher ultralight designed by Don Mitchell, built for amateur construction or supplied complete. It is powered by a 28 hp Rotax 277 two-stroke engine.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, swept |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 2.84 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | No tailplane |
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Spot it by:
- Cantilever high wing of sheet aluminium with a D-cell spar, with no bracing wires or struts
- Open cockpit slung under the wing, with a single pusher engine behind it
- Tricycle undercarriage; wings fold for trailering
A swept wing carrying an open cockpit, a rear-mounted pusher engine and tricycle gear. It is a powered ultralight, not a foot-launched hang glider.
Specifications
- The AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing A-10 has a length of 2.84 m (9 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.47 m (34 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 113 km/h (70 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Don Mitchell developed the design from his 1977 hang glider through the B-10 ultralight. The A-10 appeared in 1982 and replaced the B-10's composite wing with an aluminium one. AmeriPlanes of Truro, Iowa, acquired the design in 1998 and stopped production in the mid-2000s.
Variants
A-10B 'Plain Jane' built to the FAR 103 ultralight rules; A-10D deluxe single-seater; T-10 and T-10D two-seat side-by-side versions with a larger wingspan.
Where you'll see it
Sold as a kit needing about 80 to 120 hours to build. More than 360 A-10s had been built by 1999, used for recreational flying.
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