Mignet HM.14
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The Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea (Pou du Ciel literally Louse of the Sky in French) is a single-seat light aircraft first flown in 1933 designed for amateur construction. It was the first of a family of aircraft collectively known as Flying Fleas.

Mignet HM-14 Pou du Ciel (Taivaankirppu) on ranskalainen vuonna 1934 suunniteltu itserakennettava lentokone. Koneen suunnitteli sähköinsinööri Henri Mignet vuonna 1934.1
14The Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea is a single-seat light aircraft first flown in 1933, designed for amateur construction.2
built an flew the early Mignet HM 14 and found they had nose dive problems.3
On 4 May 1936, Mignet HM.14 "Flying Flea" G-AEEW crashed at an airshow held at Penshurst, killing the pilot.4

Made by Homebuilt aircraft.

* 22 February 2010: 1/72 Mignet HM.5
Unmarked - MIGNET HM.6
aircraft, a Mignet HM-14 Flying Flea, in 1935 while still a schoolboy and soon became involved with the British homebuilt movement, assisting in the development of several designs that were available 7
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Henri Mignet
Stall Speed Main
32 mph
Length Alt
3.96 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
545.0
Power Alt
40.2
Range Main
150 mi
Height Alt
1.68 m
Introduced
1933
Loading Main
4
Power/mass Main
18
Power/mass Alt
6
Height Main
167.64000000000001
Max Speed Main
82 mph
Cruise Speed Main
65 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
247.0
Crew
one pilot
Span Main
20.0
Cruise Speed Alt
106.0
Area Main
137.0
Span Alt
6.1 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Carden-Ford
Manufacturer
Homebuilt aircraft
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
10
Climb Rate Main
300.0
Power Main
30 hp
Production Start Year
1933
Stall Speed Alt
52.0
Climb Rate Alt
1.53 m-s
Length Main
13.0
Area Alt
12.73 m²
Range Alt
243.0
Max Speed Alt
133.0
Empty Weight Main
350.0
Category
Aircraft in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution
French sport aircraft 1930-1939
High wing aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Produced
1933
Empty Weight Alt
159.0
Loading Alt
19

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