| Bushby Mustang II | |
| Type: | Aerobatic sports plane |
| First Flight: | 9 July 1966 |
| Status: | In production (2015) |
| Produced: | 480 (2011) |
| Unit Cost: | Approximately $45,000-$55,000 to build[1] |
The Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II is a two-seat aerobatic sports airplane developed and marketed in the United States for homebuilding.[2] [3] [4]
Robert Bushby acquired the rights to the Long Midget Mustang in 1959 and four years later began development of a two-seat, side-by-side version. This eventually flew in 1966 and plans were made available soon thereafter.[5] Rights to both the Midget Mustang and the Mustang II were sold to Mustang Aeronautics in 1992. [6] A single engine in tractor configuration airplane, the Mustang II features cantilever low-wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear, or, optionally, tricycle landing gear.[3] [4]
The aircraft is made from riveted sheet aluminum with a rounded turtle deck and flat sides and bottom skins.[7] Its 24.21NaN1 span wing employs a NACA 64A212 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to a NACA 64A210 at the wingtip. Standard engines used include the 150to Lycoming O-320, the 1800NaN0 Lycoming O-360 and the fuel-injected 2000NaN0 Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants.[8] Standard fuel capacity is 25 US gallons, but optional wet wings increase the fuel capacity to 61 US gallons.[9] Several other fuel tank options are available.[10] A folding wing option may be installed.[11]