# Aerocar Mini-IMP > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aerocar_Mini-IMP > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aerocar_Mini-IMP.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Mini-IMP > Source revision: 1302991598 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American homebuilt aircraft Aerocar Mini Imp Mini Imp flyby in 1969 General information Type Homebuilt aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Aerocar International Designer Moulton Taylor Status Plans available (2015) History Developed from Aerocar IMP The **Aerocar Mini-IMP** (**I**ndependently **M**ade **P**lane) is a light aircraft designed by [Moulton Taylor](/source/Moulton_Taylor) and marketed for [homebuilding](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft) by [Aerocar International](/source/Aerocar_International). It is a scaled-down derivative of his original [Aerocar IMP](/source/Aerocar_IMP) design. A two-seat version called the **Bullet** was also built. The Mini-IMP follows the same unconventional layout as its larger predecessor, with a center mounted engine, long driveshaft to a [tail propeller](/source/Pusher_configuration), and inverted-V rudder/elevators.[1] The aircraft is available in the form of plans for [amateur construction](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft). Following Taylor's death, the plans and licensing for the Mini-IMP have been marketed by the Mini-IMP Aircraft Company of [Weatherford, Texas](/source/Weatherford%2C_Texas).[2][3][4] ## Design and development The aircraft features a cantilever [high-wing](/source/High-wing), a single-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed or retractable [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) or [conventional landing gear](/source/Conventional_landing_gear) and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration).[2][3] The aircraft is made from riveted [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) sheet. Its 24.5 ft (7.5 m) span wing is mounted well behind the pilot and employs a [NASA](/source/NASA) GA(PC)-1 [airfoil](/source/Airfoil). The engine is mounted behind the pilot's seat driving the propeller through an extension shaft. Engines used include the 60 to 100 hp (45 to 75 kW) [Volkswagen air-cooled engine](/source/Volkswagen_air-cooled_engine) [four-stroke](/source/Four-stroke).[2][3][5] Taylor claimed the Mini-IMP was not an original design, but an updated version of the 1912 [Edson Fessenden Gallaudet](/source/Edson_Fessenden_Gallaudet) Bullet, a design that was capable of 110 mph in the earliest days of flight.[6] In the late 1970s inquiries were made concerning a military version of the Mini-IMP, skinned with [Kevlar](/source/Kevlar), armed with two 7.62-millimeter machine guns, and with room in the baggage compartment for a considerable quantity of ammunition. Nothing came of the proposal.[7] ## Specifications (typical Mini-IMP) *Data from* Bayerl and Tacke[2][3] **General characteristics** - **Crew:** one - **Wingspan:** 24 ft 6 in (7.46 m) - **Empty weight:** 518 lb (235 kg) - **Gross weight:** 805 lb (365 kg) - **Fuel capacity:** 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) - **Powerplant:** 1 × [Volkswagen air-cooled engine](/source/Volkswagen_air-cooled_engine) four cylinder, 1835 cc, air-cooled, [four stroke](/source/Four_stroke) automotive conversion, 60 hp (45 kW) - **Propellers:** 2-bladed composite **Performance** - **Maximum speed:** 175 mph (281 km/h, 152 kn) - **Cruise speed:** 150 mph (240 km/h, 130 kn) - **Stall speed:** 43 mph (69 km/h, 37 kn) - **Rate of climb:** 1,200 ft/min (6 m/s) ## See also **Related development:** - [Holcomb Perigee](/source/Holcomb_Perigee) - [IMP](/source/Aerocar_IMP) - [Micro-IMP](/source/Aerocar_Micro-IMP) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mini-IMP"](http://www.mini-imp.com/). Mini-imp.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_2-3) Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12*, page 111. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_3-3) Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: *World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16*, page 117. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1368-485X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1368-485X) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2011_4-0)** Vandermeullen, Richard: *2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide*, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 61. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Incomplete_5-0)** Lednicer, David (2010). ["The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"](http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html). Retrieved 3 January 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Designers talk about the future". *Air Progress*: 18. January 1979. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Jane's_7-0)** Jane's Information Group. Jane's All The World's Aircraft, 1981–1982 edition. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Taylor Mini-IMP](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taylor_Mini-IMP). - [Official website](http://www.mini-imp.com/) v t e Aerocar International aircraft Aerocar Aero-Plane Aerocar III Bullet Coot IMP Mini-IMP Micro-IMP Ultra-IMP --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aerocar Mini-IMP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Mini-IMP) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Mini-IMP?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.