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Abe Mizet

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Abe Mizet
Role Sport Aircraft
National origin Japan
Manufacturer Keiichi Abe
Designer Keiichi Abe
First flight 1974
Introduction 1974

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]

Design

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The 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)

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Data 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)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "none". Sport Aviation. September 1974.
  2. ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1975). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1975-76 (66th annual ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Inc. p. 144. ISBN 978-0531032503.