Younkin-Dake Mullicoupe
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 Mullicoupe at Vintage Aero Flying Museum, March 2007 |
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| Type | Light Trainer and Racer |
| Manufacturer | Younkin-Dake |
| Designed by | Jim Younkin |
| Introduced | 1989 |
| Status | 2 still flying 3 flying in 2003 |
| Primary user | Civil Aviation |
| Number built | 3 |
A Younkin-Dake Mullicoupe is a two-place monoplane built from a Monocoupe and a Mister Mulligan aircraft.
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[edit] History
Jim Younkin of Springdale, Arkansas completed a frame of this aircraft in 1989 and a homebuilt model earlier in 1985 with the help from Bud Dake. Three Mullicoupes were flying by 1997. The idea of this design came to Younkin and Dake at the Ottumwa, Iowa Antique Airplane Association's Fly-In in 1982.
[edit] Today
A Mullicoupe is owned and operated by Mark Holliday, and is on display and flys at the Vintage Aero Flying Museum, Platte Valley Airpark, Hudson, Colorado.
Another Mullicoupe is owned by Jim and Betty Wright in Cottage Grove, Oregon.[1]
[edit] Original specifications
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial
- Power: 450 hp
- Cruise speed: 200-225 mph at 14,000 ft
[edit] Details
- Source: PirepMullicoupe[2]
- Wingspan: 29 ft 3 in
- Fuel capacity: 150 gal
- Wing loading: 24 to 27 lb/sq ft, depending on fuel
- Cruise flight: 7 hrs
- Deck angle: 15 deg
[edit] New version
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 with Hornet impeller
- Cruise speed: 250 mph at 15,000 ft
[edit] Sources
- EAA's Timeless Voices of Aviation, 2003 Archives article: Voice of the Week - Jim Younkin, written Sept. 23, 2003.
[edit] See also
- Monocoupe 90 monoplane
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