Biplanes of Yesteryear Mifyter

{{Short description|American homebuilt aircraft}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Mifyter | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Amateur-built aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[United States]] | manufacturer = [[Biplanes Of Yesteryear]] | design_group = | designer = Rod Cowgill | builder = | issuer = | status = In production (2012) | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = One | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Biplanes Of Yesteryear Mifyter''' ({{langx|en|My [[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]]}}) is an American [[amateur-built aircraft]], designed by Rod Cowgill and produced by [[Biplanes Of Yesteryear]], of [[Ontario, Oregon]]. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 97. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="KitplanesDec2007">Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 44. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 349. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 102. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>

The design is "a fantasy one-of-a-kind design, not a scale" replica, but is intended to be similar to a [[First World War]] fighter.<ref name="Specs">{{cite web|url = http://www.biplanesofyesteryear.nstemp.com/info.html|title = Myfighter Kits Specifications|accessdate = 27 September 2012|last = Biplanes Of Yesteryear|date = n.d.}}</ref>

==Design and development== The aircraft features a [[strut-braced]] [[biplane]] layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed [[conventional landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]].<ref name="WDLA11"/><ref name="WDLA15"/>

The aircraft is covered in [[Aircraft dope|doped]] [[aircraft fabric]]. Its {{convert|20.5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a total area of {{convert|146|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} on both wings. The prototype was powered by a {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 532]] with the newer {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] [[two-stroke]] powerplant a builder option. Uniquely, for ground transportation and storage, instead of folding wings the aircraft features a removable tail section.<ref name="WDLA11"/><ref name="WDLA15"/>

==Operational history== The design has won many awards, including Arlington Champion 1997, [[EAA AirVenture Oshkosh|Oshkosh]] Honorable Mention 1997, [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]] Grand Champion 1999, and Oshkosh Reserve Grand Champion 2002.<ref name="Awards">{{cite web|url = http://www.biplanesofyesteryear.nstemp.com/awards.html|title = Award Winning Myfighter Kits|accessdate = 27 September 2012|last = Biplanes Of Yesteryear|date =}}</ref>

As of December 2007 one example had been reported as having been completed and in April 2015 only one was [[Aircraft registration|registered]] with the [[Federal Aviation Administration]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2007" /><ref name="FAAReg">{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=MIFYTER&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 20 April 2015|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|date = 20 April 2015|archive-date = March 5, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075953/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=MIFYTER&PageNo=1|url-status = dead}}</ref>

A two-seat Myfyter II was planned and one example reported built, powered by a [[Geo Metro]] [[four stroke]] engine, although the company does not currently market it.<ref name="WDLA11"/><ref name="KitplanesDec2007" /><ref name="WDLA15"/>

==Specifications (Mifyter) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bayerl, Biplanes Of Yesteryear and Kitplanes<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="KitplanesDec2007" /><ref name="Specs" /> |prime units?=imp  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity= |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |upper span m= |upper span ft=20 |upper span in=6 |upper span note= |lower span m= |lower span ft=18 |lower span in=6 |lower span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=146 |wing area note=total |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=430 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=755 |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|15|u.s.gal}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Rotax 532]] |eng1 type=twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [[two stroke]] [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 kw=48 |eng1 hp=

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=90 |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=75 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph=37 |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=1350 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft=5.17 |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.biplanesofyesteryear.nstemp.com/}}

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