Mercury Kitten Explained

The Mercury Kitten (also known as the Aerial Kitten) was an American three-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Mercury Aircraft Inc. in the late 1920s. Flown for the first time in 1928 only one was built.

Design

The Kitten was a three-seat high wing cabin monoplane powered by a 600NaN0 Mummert piston engine. It was constructed with welded steel tubing with fabric covering.^[1] It was later re-engined with a 900NaN0 Warner Scarab engine. The Kitten was scrapped in 1946.

External links

• Link to image of a Mercury Kitten
• General Aviation News 2012 April 25, "Flying on wings of mercury"

References

Bibliography

• Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

Notes and References

1. Western Aviation Magazine. 1 January 1929.