Golden Gate Mosquito

{{Short description|American ultralight aircraft}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Mosquito | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[United States]] | manufacturer = [[Golden Gate Aviation]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | 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 = [[Phantom X1]] | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Golden Gate Mosquito''' is an American [[ultralight aircraft]] that was produced by [[Golden Gate Aviation]]. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]].<ref name="Cliche">Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-27. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}</ref>

==Design and development== A copy of the popular [[Phantom X1]], the Mosquito was designed to comply with the US [[FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles]] rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of {{convert|254|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of {{convert|252|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. It features a [[strut-braced]] or optionally [[flying wires|cable-braced]] [[high-wing]], a single-seat, open cockpit, [[tricycle landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]].<ref name="Cliche" />

The aircraft is made from [[aluminum]] tubing, with the flying surfaces covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|29|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing was available in a strut-braced or cable-braced configuration, the cable bracing giving better negative [[g-force|g]] performance. On the cable-braced version the ground wires are supported by an inverted "V" [[kingpost]]. The aircraft is rated for load limits of +10/-6 g. The pilot is accommodated on a seat within a semi-enclosed [[fiberglass]] pod that includes a windshield. The standard engine is a [[Kawasaki 440]] snowmobile engine of {{convert|35|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, mounted at the front of the main [[fuselage]] keel tube, above the pilot. The [[cruciform tail]] is mounted at the aft end of the same keel tube.<ref name="Cliche" />

==Specifications (Mosquito) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Cliche<ref name="Cliche" /> |prime units?=imp  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity= |length m= |length ft=15.1 |length in= |length note= |span m= |span ft=29 |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=145 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=252 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=502 |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|5|u.s.gal}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Kawasaki 440]] |eng1 type=twin cylinder, [[two-stroke]] snowmobile engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=35

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=63 |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=60 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph=26 |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph=100 |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=+10/-6 |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=790 |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=3.46 |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==See also== {{aircontent  |see also= |related= *[[Phantom X1]] |similar aircraft= |lists= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:1980s United States ultralight aircraft]] [[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]] [[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]