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The McCarley Mini-Mac was a single-seat aerobatic sport aircraft designed in the United States in the early 1970s and marketed for home building.[1] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with a cockpit enclosed by a bubble canopy. The undercarriage was of fixed, tricycle type with spats fitted to the prototype, as well as a small skid fitted as a tail bumper.[2] Construction was of metal throughout.[2]

Mini-Mac
Role	Sport aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Homebuilt
Designer	Charles McCarley
First flight	July 1970

Specifications (prototype)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, 546

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
• Wingspan: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
• Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• Empty weight: 514 lb (233 kg)
• Gross weight: 800 lb (363 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × converted Volkswagen automotive engine

Performance

• Maximum speed: 160 mph (260 km/h, 140 kn)
• Range: 500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)

Notes

References

• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78. London: Jane's Publishing.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.

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