Long Henderson Longster

Henderson Longster
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Designer	Leslie Long, Ivan Diggs
Introduction	1931
Variants	Long Anzani Longster

The Long Henderson Longster HL-1 is an American aircraft that was designed by Leslie Long and Ivan Diggs for homebuilt construction.

Design and development

The Henderson Longster is a conventional landing gear equipped, wire braced parasol wing aircraft. Aeronautical designer Ivan Diggs designed a new 30 ft wing for the Longster.^[1] The wire bracing is supported by a central cabane post located over a 1 U.S. gallon (3.8 L; 0.83 imp gal) above-wing fuel tank. The fuselage is steel tubing. The design also features pinned and brazed gusset joints as opposed to conventionally welded joint clusters.^[2]

Variants

Henderson Longster
Harlequin Longster: Used a Long designed homebuilt engine, the Long Harlequin 933.

Aircraft on display

An example of a Longster is on display at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum.^[3]

Specifications (Long Henderson Longster)

Data from EAA Contact

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Airfoil: Clark Y
Empty weight: 325 lb (147 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline four cylinder piston, 30 hp (22 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)

References

^ Bob Whitter (Winter 1969). "The Plane that helped save homebuilding". Air Progress.
^ "Concept: Can a Long "Longster" be Built as a Legal Part 103 Ultralight?". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ "Longster III". Retrieved 7 October 2013.

External links

Photo of a Longster

[1] Bob Whitter (Winter 1969). "The Plane that helped save homebuilding". Air Progress.

[2] "Concept: Can a Long "Longster" be Built as a Legal Part 103 Ultralight?". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[3] "Longster III". Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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