Long Henderson Longster Explained

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 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]

    Further reading

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Air Progress. Winter 1969. The Plane that helped save homebuilding. Bob Whitter.
    2. Web site: Concept: Can a Long "Longster" be Built as a Legal Part 103 Ultralight?. 7 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203195229/http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2009-03_longster.asp. 3 December 2010. dead.
    3. Web site: Longster III. 7 October 2013.

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