Meyer's MAC-145
| MAC-125 / MAC-145 | |
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| Type: | Small plane |
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| First flight: |
1947 |
| Commissioning: |
1948 |
| Production time: |
1948 to 1955 |
| Number of pieces: |
22nd |
The Meyers MAC-145 is an American small aircraft that was developed by the Meyers Aircraft Company under the designation MAC-125 and built in small numbers.
construction and development
The MAC-145 is a two-seat, cantilevered all-metal low - wing aircraft with a tail wheel landing gear . The main landing gear is retractable and the tail wheel is controllable. The hull of the machine consists of a monocoque , which is supported by a frame made of welded steel tubes . The steel pipes extend lengthways from the fire bulkhead to the rear end of the cabin and crossways from one landing gear shaft to the other. The prototype MAC-125 was from an engine driven by 125 horsepower (92 kW). The series model MAC-145, on the other hand, had an engine with 145 HP (107 kW) and a larger vertical stabilizer . The first prototype was destroyed in spin tests for type certification . In the accident, Al Meyers flew the machine himself. He was able to save himself with a parachute and broke his ankle in the process. Although the machine was destroyed, its internal steel structure was saved and used for the second prototype. The second prototype eventually received type certification.
production
In total, only twenty units of the MAC-145 were built and each specimen was only made to one customer order. With this strategy, Meyers Aircraft was able to protect itself against the weak market conditions that drove many small aircraft manufacturers in the United States into bankruptcy in the late 1940s. The MAC-145 was manufactured until 1955 when the four-seat Meyers 200 was approved and went into production. In 1965 Meyers Aircraft was bought by the Aero Commander division of Rockwell International , which, however, did not produce any copies of the MAC-145. 1968 Meyers Aircraft was then the Interceptor Corporation and 1982 turn on Prop-Jets Inc sold. Then the rights to the model changed hands again and were sold to the Seminole tribe in Florida , who built and flew a heavily modified version under the name Micco SP-20 in 1997 .
Versions
- MAC-125
- Prototypes with a Continental C125 engine with 125 PS (92 kW), two built units
- MAC-145
- Series version with a Continental C-145 engine with 145 PS (107 kW), twenty units built
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| length | 6.5 m |
| span | 9.14 m |
| height | 2.59 m |
| Wing area | 13.8 m² |
| Empty mass | 515 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 787 kg |
| Cruising speed | 126 kn (233 km / h) |
| Top speed | 144 kn (267 km / h) |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft (5,486 m) |
| Range | 520 NM (963 km) |
| Engine | Continental C-145 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, pp. 654 (English).
- ^ A b c d e Roderick W. Simpson: Airlife's General Aviation . 2nd Edition. Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury 1995, ISBN 978-1-85310-577-7 , pp. 244, 245 (English).
- ↑ a b c d Paul M. Whetstone: History of the Meyers 145. Meyers Aircraft Company, October 1999, accessed on May 7, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b c Budd Davisson: Classic is as Classic Does. Article in Air Progress, February 1989, accessed May 7, 2018 .
- ↑ MICCO'S SP20 Takes Wing! (No longer available online.) Article in Air Sports International, March 1998, archived from the original January 6, 2009 ; accessed on May 7, 2018 (English).
- ^ Leonard Bridgman: Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951-52 . Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London 1951, pp. 269 ff . (English).
