Mini-Hawk Tiger-Hawk

TH.E.01 Tiger-Hawk
Role	Sport aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Homebuilt
Designer	William B. Taylor
First flight	1974

The Mini-Hawk TH.E.01 Tiger-Hawk was a single-seat 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 wings were detachable for ease of storage or towing and could be rigged in around ten minutes. The undercarriage was of fixed, tricycle type with spats fitted to the prototype.^[2] Construction was of metal throughout and the aircraft could be built from plans or a kit.^[2]

Specifications (prototype)

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

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 14 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
• Wingspan: 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
• Height: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
• Empty weight: 525 lb (238 kg)
• Gross weight: 800 lb (362 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × converted Volkswagen automotive engine, 72 hp (53 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 175 mph (282 km/h)
• Range: 700 miles (1,120 km)
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)

Notes

1. ^ Taylor 1989, 676
2. ^ ^{a b} Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, 548

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.