419 Mignet Flying Flea HM293 (1971) G-AXPG
Mignet Flying Flea HM293 (1946-0n) Engine Volkswagen
Serial Number G-AXPG
AIRCRAFT ALBUM
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Henri Mignet perhaps the first man to encapsulate the concept of the home built aircraft, convincing the wider public that flying a home built aircraft really was within their reach. His phrase - if you can nail together a package case, you can construct an aircraft. Between 1920 and 1928, Mignet built various prototypes from the HM.1 to the HM.8, a monoplane that was the first of his designs that really flew. Instructions for building the HM.8 Avionnette were published by Mignet in a self-published book—he hand wrote the text and drawings, created photographic plates and printed and bound the books himself. Between 1929 and 1933, he continued building prototypes, and testing them in a large field near Soissons. The result of this experimentation with many odd and innovative configurations was the HM.14. In 1933, Mignet successfully flew for the first time in his HM.14, the original flying flea, and publicly demonstrated it. In 1934, he published the plans and building instructions in his book Le Sport de l'Air. In 1935, it was translated into English in Britain and serialised in Practical Mechanics in the USA, prompting hundreds of people around the world to build their own Flying Fleas. It was designed to be built in a space no longer than 13 feet and to be flown with minimal training. It has a pivoting main, and second fixed wing in place of a conventional tailplane. There are no ailerons and the rudder is connected to the control panel in both yaw and roll. Unfortunately due to the close proximity of the wings in early models, in certain configurations the the rear wing could overcome the control of the forward aerofoil, creating uncontrollable nose down pitch. Mignet would go on to refine his design to cure this fault
The HM.14 led to more than 300 different models of the Flying Flea. This design HM293 was a 1946, single-seat variant for larger pilots, typically powered by 50-60 hp Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Plans still available from Falconar Avia.
This VW powered aircraft and was flown into the 1971 PFA Rally at Sywell by its builder Suffolk farmer Bill Cole. Since then it has rarely been seen, here it is displayed after more than 30 years in storage, and is destined to be returned to a flyable condition as a project aircraft for young engineers.
Diolch am 89,059,4564 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 89,059,456 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 10.10.2021 at Bicester Scramble, Bicester, Oxon. Ref. 122-419
419 Mignet Flying Flea HM293 (1971) G-AXPG
Mignet Flying Flea HM293 (1946-0n) Engine Volkswagen
Serial Number G-AXPG
AIRCRAFT ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157626970256152
Henri Mignet perhaps the first man to encapsulate the concept of the home built aircraft, convincing the wider public that flying a home built aircraft really was within their reach. His phrase - if you can nail together a package case, you can construct an aircraft. Between 1920 and 1928, Mignet built various prototypes from the HM.1 to the HM.8, a monoplane that was the first of his designs that really flew. Instructions for building the HM.8 Avionnette were published by Mignet in a self-published book—he hand wrote the text and drawings, created photographic plates and printed and bound the books himself. Between 1929 and 1933, he continued building prototypes, and testing them in a large field near Soissons. The result of this experimentation with many odd and innovative configurations was the HM.14. In 1933, Mignet successfully flew for the first time in his HM.14, the original flying flea, and publicly demonstrated it. In 1934, he published the plans and building instructions in his book Le Sport de l'Air. In 1935, it was translated into English in Britain and serialised in Practical Mechanics in the USA, prompting hundreds of people around the world to build their own Flying Fleas. It was designed to be built in a space no longer than 13 feet and to be flown with minimal training. It has a pivoting main, and second fixed wing in place of a conventional tailplane. There are no ailerons and the rudder is connected to the control panel in both yaw and roll. Unfortunately due to the close proximity of the wings in early models, in certain configurations the the rear wing could overcome the control of the forward aerofoil, creating uncontrollable nose down pitch. Mignet would go on to refine his design to cure this fault
The HM.14 led to more than 300 different models of the Flying Flea. This design HM293 was a 1946, single-seat variant for larger pilots, typically powered by 50-60 hp Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Plans still available from Falconar Avia.
This VW powered aircraft and was flown into the 1971 PFA Rally at Sywell by its builder Suffolk farmer Bill Cole. Since then it has rarely been seen, here it is displayed after more than 30 years in storage, and is destined to be returned to a flyable condition as a project aircraft for young engineers.
Diolch am 89,059,4564 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 89,059,456 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 10.10.2021 at Bicester Scramble, Bicester, Oxon. Ref. 122-419