The Harmon Mister America was a 1970s American single-seat light sports aircraft designed by James B. Harmon. Plans for home building were made available from the Harmon Engineering Company. It is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a low-set tailplane and a fixed-tailwheel landing gear. The prototype (N7UN) first flew in 1975 powered by a 60-hp (45 kW) 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine.

Operational history

In November 2014 one example was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.^[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
• Wingspan: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
• Height: 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
• Wing area: 76.0 sq ft (7.06 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 4.916:1
• Empty weight: 430 lb (195 kg)
• Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engine , 60 hp (45 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn)
• Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)
• Range: 400 mi (643 km, 350 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
• Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)

References

• Taylor, John W. R. (1976). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00538-3.
• Aircraft World Directory