Dart Flittermouse

Flittermouse
Role	Single-seat ultralight
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Dart Aircraft
Designer	A R Weyl
First flight	1936
Retired	1951
Status	Scrapped
Number built	1

The Dart Flittermouse is a British single-seat ultralight designed by A R Weyl and built by Dart Aircraft Limited at Dunstable, England.^[1]

Design and development

The Flittermouse was a high-wing braced pusher monoplane powered by a 25hp Scott Squirrel piston engine with a pusher propeller. An open frame carried the tail unit.^[1] One aircraft was built and registered G-AELZ^[2]

In 1938 the rear skid was removed and the main landing gear moved back and a castoring nose wheel was fitted.^[1] After a number of private owners it was scrapped at Blackbushe Airport in 1951.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
• Wingspan: 40 ft 6 in (12.35 m)
• Gross weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Scott Squirrel, 25 hp (19 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 64 mph (103 km/h)

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Jackson 1973, p. 297
2. ^ UK Civil Aviation Authority record for G-AELZ

Bibliography

• Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.