Monnett Monerai
Monnett Experimental Aircraft · United States · first flew 1978 · glider
The Monnett Monerai is a sailplane developed in the United States in the late 1970s for homebuilding. It is a pod-and-boom design with a V-tail and a mid-mounted cantilever wing of constant chord.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Pod-and-boom fuselage |
| T — Tail | V-tail |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Pod-and-boom fuselage
- V-tail
- Mid-mounted cantilever wing of constant chord
A small sailplane with a V-tail on a slim boom behind a pod fuselage.
Specifications
- The Monnett Monerai has a length of 5.97 m (20 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.97 m (36 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 193 km/h (120 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It was designed by John Monnett and first flew in 1978. The fuselage is a welded steel tube truss in a fiberglass shell with an aluminium tailboom.
Variants
The Monerai P has an engine on a pylon above the wing, and the Monerai S is unpowered. The Monerai Max has extended wing tips giving a span of 12 m.
Where you'll see it
About 100 had been built by January 1984 from 375 kits sold.
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