Kimball McCullocoupe

The Kimball McCullocoupe is a homebuilt aircraft built around the design of the Clipwing 110 Special Monocoupe.[1]

Kimball McCulloCoupe
McCulloCoupe landing
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States of America
Designer Kevin Kimball
First flight 1 March 2004
Number built 1
McCullocoupe instrument panel
Kimball McCullocoupe

Development

The McCulloCoupe is an aircraft built as an evolution of air racers starting with the Velie Monocoupe. The Monocoupe evolved into the Monocoupe 110, eventually flown as an air-racer with clipped wings. Ben Howard built a larger version of the Monocoupe, "Mister Mulligan". The Mullicoupe replicas were developed using Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior engines. The McCulloCoupe uses a Vedeneyev M14P radial engine with features developed for the Pitts Model 12. Construction began in 2000, with the first flight in 2004.[2]

Design

The McCulloCoupe has side-by-side configuration seating, a high-wing, conventional landing gear and a radial engine. The wings use plywood covering.[3]

Specifications (McCulloCoupe)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14PF radial engine, 400 hp (300 kW)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed MT Propeller

Performance

References
  1. "McCullochCoupe". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. "Kimball McCullochCoupe". Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. "Jim Kimball Enterprises". Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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