^"21 Exciting new planes". Popular Mechanics. January 1981.
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monnett, monex, single, seat, aluminium, volkswagen, powered, homebuilt, racer, museum, monnet, monexrole, homebuilt, aircraftnational, origin, united, states, americamanufacturer, monnett, experimental, aircraftdesigner, john, monnettfirst, flight, september,. The Monnett Monex is a single seat all aluminium Volkswagen powered homebuilt racer Monnett MonexThe EAA Museum s Monnet MonexRole Homebuilt AircraftNational origin United States of AmericaManufacturer Monnett Experimental AircraftDesigner John MonnettFirst flight September 30 1980 1 Retired 1985Status On displayNumber built 1Variants Sonex Aircraft Sonex Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Specifications Monnett Monex 4 ReferencesDesign and development editThe Monex shares the same aluminium construction and basic fuselage shape as the Monnett Moni and the later Sonex Aircraft Sonex series of aircraft 2 Operational history edit1982 Lowers Baker Falk 500 Race 3rd place efficiency 5th place speed 3 1982 World Speed Record FAI s Class C 1a 0 185 12 mph 297 86 km h over 100 km 1982 World Speed Record FAI s Class C 1a 0 182 308 mph 298 16 km h over 500 kmSpecifications Monnett Monex editData from EAAGeneral characteristicsCapacity 1 Length 15 ft 2 in 4 62 m Wingspan 16 ft 8 in 5 08 m Wing area 46 sq ft 4 3 m2 Empty weight 380 lb 172 kg Gross weight 650 lb 295 kg Fuel capacity 10 U S gallons 38 L 8 3 imp gal Powerplant 1 Volkswagen 2180cc four cylinder air cooled engine 60 hp 45 kW Performance Maximum speed 190 kn 220 mph 350 km h Range 350 nmi 400 mi 640 km g limits 6 4 Rate of climb 2 000 ft min 10 m s References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monnett Monex Monnett Monex Retrieved 28 February 2011 21 Exciting new planes Popular Mechanics January 1981 Monnett Monex Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 Retrieved 28 Feb 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monnett Monex amp oldid 1160946485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
