Mitchell U-2 Superwing
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The Mitchell U-2 Superwing is an American tailless ultralight aircraft that was designed by Don Mitchell for amateur construction.<ref name="Cliche">Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page E-259. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Template:ISBN</ref>
Design and development
Although the aircraft was designed before the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules came into force, the U-2 Superwing complies with them anyway (including the category's maximum empty weight of Template:Convert). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of Template:Convert. It features a cantilever mid-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. The U-2 is a development of the high-wing B-10.<ref name="Cliche" />
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tube, while the wing is of wood and foam, with doped aircraft fabric covering. Its Template:Convert span wing employs a modified Wortmann FX05-191 airfoil. The flight controls are unconventional; pitch and roll are controlled by elevons and yaw is controlled by the wing tip rudders. The main landing gear has suspension and the nose wheel is steerable and equipped with a brake.<ref name="Cliche" /><ref name="Incomplete">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The U-2 can accept a variety of engines ranging from Template:Convert mounted in pusher configuration.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 137. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>
Operational history
A pilot flying a U-2 set the World Record Altitude for Class C1 (single-engine land aircraft not exceeding Template:Convert gross weight) in 1984 when he flew to Template:Convert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
