Welcome to Mitchell Wing Aircraft
Made In The USA
Welcome to Mitchell Wing Aircraft
Made In The USA
Who We Are
MITCHELL WING
Mitchell Wing
About Mitchell Wing, It's founder,
Don Mitchell a Scottish immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1922, Don Mitchell attended the Boeing School of Aeronautics and then was employed by several aircraft companies during World War II. He made design contributions to the Northrop flying wing (YB-49) early big brother to the flying wing
B2 bomber and collaborated with aviation notables including "Dutch" Kindelberger, and John Northrop. In he mid-1970's he was asked to produce a flying-wing hang glider that was safer and with increased performance over other designs of that era. The Mitchell Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1976 in Porterville, California to accomplish this goal. When the foot launched Mitchell Wing B-10 flew in the 1977 USHGA Nationals, the hang gliding world was completely astounded. The Mitchell Wing B-10 went on to set and held every world record in it's class. In 1980, George Worthington soared to 17,000 feet and then glided 105 miles, setting two new rigid-wing records.
And a Mitchell U2 set Record breaking 26,000 feet.
Mitchell aircraft was swamped with orders from all over the world.
Goals:
Bring manufacturing of the Mitchell Wings up to date and still handle the updated A10, T10 and add LsC10, Raptor and RPV's to the list.
Current owner:
Jim Gordon has over 40 years with gas turbines and is the one that built the Jet Powered Mitchell B10j that picked up
Technical Innovation at Sun N Fun 96 and
Special Achievement Award
Ultralight/Lightplane at Oshkosh 96
Open the door to Gas turbines to the experimental aircraft world at
Oshkosh 91 With Cobra helicopters first Turbine power Experimental kit helicopter.
MITCHELL WING
- Dog Mountain-U.S.A. Nationals. 1976-Escape Country World Open.
- Southern California Glider Championship.
- National Glider Champion.
- World distance glider record.
1978-World Champion powered ultralight-Minnesota.
1978-World Official "out and back" glider record.
- Grand Champion-Great Western Ultralight Rally- Porterville
- 1979-Grand Champion —Best Design—EAA Meet-San Diego, CA.
- 1979-Official altitude record.
- 1979-Best in Class-Great Western Fl
- 1979-Best in Class-EAA Meet-Bakersfield
- 1980-World official altitude gain-glider record.
- 1980-World distance record-glider.
- 1980—Best new design—EAA Meet-Tulare, CA.
- 1980-Grand Champion—EAA Meet-Tulare, CA.
- 1980—Most Popular-EAA Meet-Tulare, CA.
- 1980-First Place-Haltmoon Bay, Monterey, CA-Great Ultralight
- Air Race.
- 1980-Grand Champion -EAA Meet-Tullahoma, TN.
- 1981—World Speed Record-First Place-Arizona Air Race.
- 1981—Reserve Grand Champion—EAA Meet-Lakeland, Florida.
- 1981-Safety Award-EAA Meet-Sun 'n Fun-Lakeland, Florida.
- 1981-Ladies Choice-Sun 'n Fun-Lakeland, Florida.
- 1981—Top Eliminator-Great Western Ultralight Rally.
- 1981-Grand Champion runner-up-Los Angeles, CA.
- 1981-Grand Champion runner-up-El Mirage, CA.
- 1981-Grand Champion —EAA Meet, McMinnville, OR.
- 1981-First-Second-and Third Place-Cross Country-EAA Air
- Race-Elsinore, CA.
- 1981-First and Second-efficiency contest-Elsinore, CA
- 1981-First and Second-Ultralight Air Race-unlimited class—
- Porterville, CA, Great Western Ultralight Rally.
- 1982—Duration Record-7 hours and 43 minutes-California.
- 1982—Fastest lap time-Arizona Air Race.
- 1982-First Place-Class one -Great Western Ultralight Rally —
- Porterville, CA.
- 1982-Owens Valley Meet-Winner-Fuel efficiency record
- 1982-EAA Oshkosh Grand Champion -Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
- 1982-BAA Oshkosh-Outstanding Workmanship-Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- 1982—EAA Oshkosh-Bronze Lindy-Honorable Mention-Oshkosh
- Wisconsin.
- 1982-Great Everglades, Florida-Cross Florida Air Race-Coast to Coast First Place in Class.
- 1982—EAA Ultralight Rally-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Third Place.
- 1982- Ultralight non-stop distance record-374 m
- 1982-AOPA Las Vegas, Nevada-First in fuel eco
- 1983 EAA Oshkosh Grand Champion
- 1996 Ultralights Technical Innovation
- 1996 EAA SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
About Us
A-10D
Empty Weight 254 lbs
Gross Weight 550 lbs
Wing Area 156 sq. ft.
Wing Loading 3.5 lbs/sq.ft.
Power Loading 19.6 lbs./hp
Stressed 6g's + 5.5 G's
Engine Zenoah G25B
Power 23 hp
Cruising Speed 55 mph
Top Speed 73 mph
VNE 80 mph
Stall Speed 28 mph
Rate of Climb 850 fpm
Glide Ratio 16:1
Min. Sink 240 ft/min.
Service Ceiling 12,000 ft
Take Off roll 150 ft
Fuel Usage 1 gal./hr.
*Kit Assembly Time 80-120 hrs
T-10D
Empty Weight 400 lbs
Gross Weight 835 lbs
Wing Area 170 sq. ft.
Wing Loading 4.9 lbs/sq.ft.
Power Loading 18.2 lbs./hp
Stressed 5g's + 4.5 G's
Engine Rotax 467
Power 55 hp
Cruising Speed 65 mph
Top Speed 75 mph
VNE 80 mph
Stall Speed 32 mph
Rate of Climb 650 fpm
Glide Ratio 14:1
Min. Sink 260 ft/min.
Service Ceiling 12,000 ft
Take Off roll 190 ft
Fuel Usage 2.3 gal./hr
*Kit Assembly Time 100-150 hrs
*Those wishing to license as "Experimental", factory will complete less of the aircraft kit allowing the builder to complete more of the aircraft than the traditional kit will allow.
Additional Information
On going project
Our new bird Mitchell U2 with 70 hours on it been setting for in a nice hanger for 30 years removed nose and canopy for trip home.
We also have Dick Rowley's U2 that will
be restored and flown
New coming Aircraft
LSC10 and the Raptor
HIGH FLIGHT
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee
No 412 squadron, RCAF
Killed 11 December 1941HIGH FLIGHT
