Moller Stomo 3
Moller Flugzeugbau · Germany · first flew 1939 · light aircraft
The Moller Stomo 3 was a small, low-powered but aerodynamically very clean single-seat light aircraft, first flown in Germany in 1939.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Oval monocoque fuselage with a cockpit over the wing and a long cantilever tailskid |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Inverted gull wing with an anhedral centre section and about 6 degrees of dihedral on the outer panels
- Trapezoidal wing with short, broad tip ailerons and inboard split flaps
- Oval monocoque fuselage with a cockpit over the wing and a long cantilever tailskid
An inverted gull-wing low-wing monoplane with a streamlined oval fuselage, a nearly triangular tailplane and a tall rounded rudder.
Specifications
- The Moller Stomo 3 has a length of 5.9 m (19 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.6 m (25 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was an all-wood design intended to be simple to build without specialist tools, with low running costs and good aerobatic capability. The first aircraft left the factory in April 1939.
Variants
The Stomo 3 was developed alongside a smaller-span single-seater with a Zundapp engine, and Moller also built the larger two-seat Stromer.
Where you'll see it
Soon after its first flight it set two speed-over-distance records for aircraft with engines under 2 litres. It was considered as a military trainer in 1939 but was never put into series production.
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