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First flight
  
July 12, 1952

Designer
  
Walter Mooney

Manufacturer
  
Beecraft

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The Beecraft Honey Bee was an all-metal V-tailed homebuilt aircraft, that was designed by Walter Mooney and first flown on 12 July 1952.

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Design and development

The Honey Bee was designed and built by Walter Mooney

The Honey Bee is a single seat all metal, high-wing, tricycle gear-equipped aircraft with a V-tail. The stressed skin aircraft is designed to accommodate wing flaps and slots.

The prototype was test flown by William Chana on 12 July 1952 and certified on 17 December 1953.

Aircraft on display

The Honey Bee prototype now is on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. It is the lone Bee aircraft to survive an arson fire at the museum.

Specifications (Honey Bee)

Data from Air Trails

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft (5.2 m)
  • Wingspan: 29 ft (8.8 m)
  • Wing area: 95 sq ft (8.8 m2)
  • Airfoil: NACA 4418
  • Empty weight: 550 lb (249 kg)
  • Gross weight: 860 lb (390 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 , 65 hp (48 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 104 kn; 193 km/h (120 mph)
  • Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 8.95 lb/sq ft (43.7 kg/m2)
  • Power/mass: 13.25lb/hp

    • References

    Beecraft Honey Bee Wikipedia
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