Monnett Monerai
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| Monerai S | |
| Role | Sailplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Monnett Experimental Aircraft |
| Designer | John Monnett |
| First flight | 1978 |
| Introduction | 1978 |
| Number built | 100 by January 1984 from 375 kits sold. |
The Monnett Monerai is a sailplane that was developed in the United States in the late 1970s for homebuilding. It is a conventional pod-and-boom design with a V-tail and a mid-mounted cantilever wing of constant chord.
The kit assembles in approximately 600 hours. It has bonded wing skins and incorporates 90° flaps for glide path control. The fuselage is of steel tube construction encased in a fiberglass shell. A spar fitting modification was released in 1983.[1]
A powered version was designed as the Monerai P with an engine mounted on a pylon above the wings. A Sachs Rotary Engine was chosen for the prototype.[2] A version with extended wing tips is also available (Monerai Max) which increases the span to 12 m (39 ft) and raises the glide ratio from 28:1 to more than 30:1.[3]
Both the powered Monerai P and the unpowered Monerai S versions are identical structurally.
Variants
- Monerai S
- unpowered glider
- Monerai P
- powered glider equipped with the 22 hp (16 kW) Zenoah G-25 or the 25 hp (19 kW) KFM 107 engine.[3]
- Monerai Max
- Monerai P version with extended wing tips[3]
Aircraft on display
- US Southwest Soaring Museum[4]
- Serial Number 22 on display at the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.[5]
- S/N 323, Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Airport, CA.
Specifications (Monerai S)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
- Height: 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m)
- Empty weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
- Gross weight: 450 lb (204 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 mph (193 km/h)
- Maximum glide ratio: 28
- Rate of sink: 167 ft/min (0.85 m/s)
References
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External links
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 123. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920
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