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The first aircraft built was the Wee Bee in 1948. The Wee Bee is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's lightest aircraft, weighing 210 pounds (95 kg) when empty. It had a two-cylinder engine and tricycle landing gear. The pilot flew in a prone position, lying atop the fuselage. The Honey Bee was the second plane, completed ...
The Honey Bee was designed and built by Walter E. Mooney [2] The Honey Bee is a single seat all metal, high-wing, tricycle gear-equipped aircraft with a V-tail. The stressed skin aircraft is designed to accommodate wing flaps and slots. [3] The prototype was test flown by William Chana on 12 July 1952 and certified on 17 December 1953. [4]
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The Beecraft Wee Bee was an American ultralight monoplane designed and built by Beecraft. [1] It was described as the world's smallest plane. [ 1 ] Later the Starr Bumble Bee II would claim that title.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 21 ft 10 in (6.65 m) Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) Height: 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) Wing area: 130 sq ft (12 m 2) Empty weight: 1,190 lb (540 kg) Max takeoff weight: 2,150 lb (975 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320-A1A flat-four piston engine, 180 hp (130 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed ...
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The site was 10 acres (40,000 m 2), and was an ideal place to keep bees. Langstroth planted a row of linden trees along the street, and apple trees throughout his property. He sowed buckwheat and clover seed, using 1-acre (4,000 m 2) of ground