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Helemaal goed Jef!
The
Staib LB-2, also called the
Little Bastard,
Little Bit and
The Monster, is a homebuilt aircraft design of Wilbur Staib.
It once held the title as the "worlds smallest monoplane".
Wilbur Staib (1914-1993) was a self-taught aircraft designer from Diamond, Missouri.
Staib served as a flight instructor during the second world war at Chanute, Kansas flying PT-14`s.
Staib designed and built five different "LB" (
Little Bastard) aircraft and a helicopter, of which several had the title "world's smallest" at their time of construction.
Staib flew his aircraft in airshows with the title "The Diamond Wizard".
The LB-2 is a single engine low-wing, open cockpit monoplane with conventional landing gear.
LB-2 was the considered the "World's Smallest Monoplane" when built to take the title from Ray Stits 8 ft (2.4 m) span aircraft.
The wing section was adapted from a Piper Cub airfoil.
The LB-2 was flown at near top speed, with stalls untested.
The roll rate was good, but turns were difficult.
Landing speed was 120 mph (193 km/h).
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 11 ft (3.4 m)
- Wingspan: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
- Wing area: 31 sq ft (2.9 m2)
- Airfoil: Clark Y
- Empty weight: 390 lb (177 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-85
Performance
- Maximum speed: 139 kn; 257 km/h (160 mph)
- Cruise speed: 130 kn; 241 km/h (150 mph)
- Stall speed: 104 kn; 193 km/h (120 mph) est.
- Endurance: 1 hr
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