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The Miller Lil' Rascal was a two-seat sporting
biplane
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built by
high school
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students in
Claxton Claxton may refer to:
Places
*Claxton, County Durham, England
*Claxton, Norfolk, England
*Claxton, North Yorkshire, England
*Claxton, Georgia, USA
** the Claxton meteorite of 1984, which fell in Georgia, United States (see meteorite falls)
* Claxto ...
,
Evans County
Evans County is a County (United States), county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 10,774. The county seat is Claxton, Georgia, Cl ...
,
Georgia, USA, in the late 1970s. Construction began in November
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
by a group of 15 students at
Claxton High School
Claxton High School is a public high school located in Claxton, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Evans County School District. The current principal is Dr. Paul Mizell.
Between 1975 and 1979, students at the school under the direction o ...
under the direction of B. G. Tippins. Of conventional biplane configuration, it accommodated pilot and passenger side-by-side in an open
cockpit
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The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the ...
. The wings were of
dacron
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-covered wood, and the
fuselage
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was of dacron-covered welded steel tube construction. It had fixed
tailwheel undercarriage
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An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynami ...
with
spatted mainwheels.
Designer Merle Miller originally intended to market plans for the aircraft through his firm
Aeroneering Inc, but abandoned the idea before any were sold. The single
prototype
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(registration ''N11LR'') was the only example produced.
Specifications
See also
References
*
* ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft (1979-80)'', 503.
1970s United States sport aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1979
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