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       Meyer's Special 
            "Little Toot"
 
      
       
             
            The Meyers Little Toot was considered the Cadillac of 
            the breed. Bigger, smoother, professionally engineered, it offered 
            the choice of either a tubing fuselage or one with an aluminium 
            tail-cone aft of the pilot. Being bigger, and therefore, heavier, 
            the airplane didn't perform well on the 85 hp Continentals which was 
            considered standard-issue for sport planes. In fact, the airplane 
            was, and is, quiet commonly seen with engines as big as 180 stuffed 
            in it. Of all the older biplanes, the Toot had the best visibility 
            and best ground handling manners. It was a favourite for pilots 
            wanting to paint their airplane up in ersatz military markings 
            because of its hawk-like appearance. 
            The aircraft is plans built. 
             
              
               | specifications 
 
              
                | powerplant propeller
 length
 height
 wing span
 wing area
 seats
 empty weight
 useful load
 gross weight
 fuel capacity
 range
 | x x
 16'-6"
 7'
 19'-0"
 x
 x
 914 lbs.
 x
 1350 
                lbs.
 x
 240sm
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            performance 
            
             
              
                | takeoff distance, 
                ground roll rate of climb
 max speed
 cruise speed
 landing distance, ground roll
 service ceiling
 | x 1600/2150
                fpm
 200 Mph
 135 Mph
 x
 x
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            limiting and recommended speeds
             
              
                | design manoeuvring speed (Va) never exceed speed (Vne)
 stall, power off (Vsl)
 landing approach speed
 | x x
 55 Mph
 x
 |  All specifications are based on manufacturer's 
            calculations
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