# Biplanes of Yesteryear Mifyter

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American homebuilt aircraft

Mifyter General information Type Amateur-built aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Biplanes Of Yesteryear Designer Rod Cowgill Status In production (2012) Number built One

The **Biplanes Of Yesteryear Mifyter** (English: My [Fighter](/source/Fighter_aircraft)) is an American [amateur-built aircraft](/source/Amateur-built_aircraft), designed by Rod Cowgill and produced by [Biplanes Of Yesteryear](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biplanes_Of_Yesteryear&action=edit&redlink=1), of [Ontario, Oregon](/source/Ontario%2C_Oregon). The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1][2][3][4]

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](/source/First_World_War) fighter.[5]

## Design and development

The aircraft features a [strut-braced](/source/Strut-braced) [biplane](/source/Biplane) layout, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed [conventional landing gear](/source/Conventional_landing_gear) and a single engine in [tractor configuration](/source/Tractor_configuration).[1][4]

The aircraft is covered in [doped](/source/Aircraft_dope) [aircraft fabric](/source/Aircraft_fabric). Its 20.5 ft (6.2 m) span wing has a total area of 146 sq ft (13.6 m2) on both wings. The prototype was powered by a 64 hp (48 kW) [Rotax 532](/source/Rotax_532) with the newer 64 hp (48 kW) [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke) powerplant a builder option. Uniquely, for ground transportation and storage, instead of folding wings the aircraft features a removable tail section.[1][4]

## Operational history

The design has won many awards, including Arlington Champion 1997, [Oshkosh](/source/EAA_AirVenture_Oshkosh) Honorable Mention 1997, [Arlington](/source/Arlington%2C_Washington) Grand Champion 1999, and Oshkosh Reserve Grand Champion 2002.[6]

As of December 2007 one example had been reported as having been completed and in April 2015 only one was [registered](/source/Aircraft_registration) with the [Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration).[2][7]

A two-seat Myfyter II was planned and one example reported built, powered by a [Geo Metro](/source/Geo_Metro) [four stroke](/source/Four_stroke) engine, although the company does not currently market it.[1][2][4]

## Specifications (Mifyter)

*Data from* Bayerl, Biplanes Of Yesteryear and Kitplanes[1][2][5]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Upper wingspan:** 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)

- **Lower wingspan:** 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)

- **Wing area:** 146 sq ft (13.6 m2) total

- **Empty weight:** 430 lb (195 kg)

- **Gross weight:** 755 lb (342 kg)

- **Fuel capacity:** 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Rotax 532](/source/Rotax_532) twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [two stroke](/source/Two_stroke) [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), 64 hp (48 kW)

- **Propellers:** 2-bladed wooden

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 90 mph (140 km/h, 78 kn)

- **Cruise speed:** 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn)

- **Stall speed:** 37 mph (60 km/h, 32 kn)

- **Rate of climb:** 1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)

- **Wing loading:** 5.17 lb/sq ft (25.2 kg/m2)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-4) Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 97. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2007_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2007_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2007_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-KitplanesDec2007_2-3) Downey, Julia: *2008 Kit Aircraft Directory*, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 44. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_3-0)** Purdy, Don: *AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition*, page 349. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9636409-4-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9636409-4-1)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA15_4-3) Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: *World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16*, page 102. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1368-485X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1368-485X)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Specs_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Specs_5-1) Biplanes Of Yesteryear (n.d.). ["Myfighter Kits Specifications"](http://www.biplanesofyesteryear.nstemp.com/info.html). Retrieved September 27, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Awards_6-0)** Biplanes Of Yesteryear. ["Award Winning Myfighter Kits"](http://www.biplanesofyesteryear.nstemp.com/awards.html). Retrieved September 27, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FAAReg_7-0)** [Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration) (April 20, 2015). ["Make / Model Inquiry Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075953/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=MIFYTER&PageNo=1). Archived from [the original](http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=MIFYTER&PageNo=1) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.biplanesofyesteryear.nstemp.com/)

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