The Abe Mizet (English: Midget) is a homebuilt aircraft design from builder Keiichi Abe of Japan. The aircraft was built with help from the Kushiro Aero Club. The Mizet is a rare example of a homebuilt aircraft designed and built for operations in Japan.[1]
| Abe Mizet | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sport Aircraft |
| National origin | Japan |
| Manufacturer | Keiichi Abe |
| Designer | Keiichi Abe |
| First flight | 1974 |
| Introduction | 1974 |
Design
editThe Abe Mizet is a single-place open-cockpit, pusher, high-wing aircraft with tricycle landing gear, similar to a Breezy aircraft homebuilt design.[1]
Keiichi Abe also assisted Don Taylor on the Japanese leg of his round-the-world flight in a homebuilt aircraft.[1]
Specifications (Mizet II)
editData from Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1975-76[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 9 m2 (97 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 6.25
- Airfoil: Göttingen 387
- Empty weight: 180 kg (397 lb)
- Gross weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 265 kg (584 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 7 L (1.8 US gal; 1.5 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Toyota 2U-1 two cylnder modified car engine, 26 kW (35 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller, 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 79 km/h (49 mph, 43 kn)
- Cruise speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn)
- Stall speed: 65.2 km/h (40.5 mph, 35.2 kn)
- Range: 70 km (43 mi, 38 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1.2 m/s (240 ft/min)