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The Long Henderson Longster HL-1 is an American aircraft that was designed by Leslie Long and Ivan Diggs for homebuilt construction.

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Design and development

The Henderson Longster is a conventional landing gear equipped, wire braced parasol wing aircraft. Aeronautical designer Ivan Diggs designed a new 30 ft wing for the Longster. The wire bracing is supported by a central cabane post located over a 1 U.S. gallon (3.8 L; 0.83 imp gal) above-wing fuel tank. The fuselage is steel tubing. The design also features pinned and brazed gusset joints as opposed to conventionally welded joint clusters.

Variants

Henderson Longster
Harlequin Longster
Used a Long designed homebuilt engine, the Long Harlequin 933.

Aircraft on display

An example of a Longster is on display at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum.

Specifications (Long Henderson Longster)

Data from EAA Contact

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
  • Airfoil: Clark Y
  • Empty weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline four cylinder piston, 30 hp (22 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 65 kn; 121 km/h (75 mph)

    • References

    Long Henderson Longster Wikipedia
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