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| name=Monerai
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| caption=Monerai S
| type=Sailplane
| national_origin=United States
| manufacturer=]
| designer=]
| first_flight= 1978
| introduction=1978
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| number_built=100 by January 1984 from 375 kits sold
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The '''Monnett Monerai''' is a ] that was developed in the United States in the late 1970s for ]. It is a conventional pod-and-boom design with a ] and a mid-mounted cantilever wing of constant chord.
'''Monerai glider''' and '''Monerai motor glider''' are two models of kit built ]s.


The kit assembles in approximately 600&nbsp;hours. It has bonded wing skins and incorporates 90° ]s for glide path control. The pod-and-boom fuselage consists of a welded steel tube truss encased in a fiberglass shell, with an aluminum tube for the tailboom. A spar fitting modification was released in 1983.<ref name="FlyingMay1983">{{cite magazine|last1=Moll|first1=Nigel|last2=Comstock|first2=Bryan|date=May 1983|title=Monerai Service Bulletin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nDrlpoetcl0C&pg=PA12|department=Reporting Points|magazine=]|publisher=]|volume=110|issue=5|page=12|issn=0015-4806|access-date=15 August 2016|via=]}}</ref>
Both the powered (Monerai P) and unpowered (Monerai S) versions are identical structurally.
The Monerai is a 80's era kit built aircraft of Aluminum/Fiberglass that assembles in more or less 600 hours.
It has bonded wing skins and incorporates 90 Deg Flaps for glide path control.
There were extended wing tips also available (Monerai Max) which brought the span up to 12 m (39 ft).


A powered version was designed as the '''Monerai P''' with an engine mounted on a pylon above the wings. A Sachs Rotary Engine was chosen for the prototype.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|title=Try a new flavor... the Monerai|date=Oct 1977|author=John Monnett}}</ref> A version with extended wing tips is also available ('''Monerai Max''') which increases the span to 12&nbsp;m (39&nbsp;ft) and raises the glide ratio from 28:1 to more than 30:1.<ref name="SoaringNov83">Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 123. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920</ref>
== Specifications Sheet ==
=== Monerai S / Monerai Max ===
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
! &nbsp; !! Monerai !! Monerai Max (Extended Tips)
|-
|Stall speed || 38 mph || 38 mph
|-
|Sink || 2.8 ft/s@55 mph || 2.2 ft/s@55 mph
|-
|LD || 28/1 at 60 mph || 32/1 at 60 mph
|-
|Vne || 120 mph || 120 mph
|-
|Vfe || +90°, -12° 90 mph || +90°, -12° 90 mph
|-
|Length || 19 ft 7 in || 19 ft 7 in
|-
|Height || 35 in/52 in || 35 in
|-
|Area || 78 ft&sup2; || 84.5 ft&sup2;
|-
|Span || 36 in (11 m) || 39 ft (12 m)
|-
|Chord || 26 in || 26 in
|-
|Airfoil || FX61-192 mod || FX61-192 mod
|-
|Empty weight || 220 lb || 230 lb
|-
|Gross weight || 450 lb (+- 6 g) || 450 lb (+- 6 g)
|}


The powered Monerai P and the unpowered Monerai S versions are identical structurally.
=== Monerai P ===
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==Variants==
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
;Monerai S
|-
:unpowered glider
|Empty weight || 270 lb
;Monerai P
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:] equipped with the {{convert|22|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} ] or the {{convert|25|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} ] engine.<ref name="SoaringNov83" />
|Gross weight || 500 lb (+- 5.2 g)
;Monerai Max
|-
:Monerai P version with extended wing tips<ref name="SoaringNov83" />
|Stall || 40 mph

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==Aircraft on display==
|LD || 22/1 @60 mph
*]<ref name="SWSMCollection">{{cite web|url = http://swsoaringmuseum.org/collection.htm|title = Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders|accessdate = 26 May 2011|last = US Southwest Soaring Museum|author-link = US Southwest Soaring Museum|authorlink = |year = 2010}}</ref>
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* Serial Number 22 on display at the ], ], Windsor Locks, CT<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=870|title = New England Air Museum}}</ref>
|Engine || Zenoah 250 single cylinder 2 cycle
* S/N 323, Museum of Flying, Santa Monica Airport, CA
|-

|Fuel capacity || 1 US gal
==Specifications (Monerai S) ==
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{{Aircraft specs
|Engine duration || 30 minutes
|prime units? = imp
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|crew=One pilot
|Rate of climb || 400 ft/min
|length m=5.97
|}
|length ft=19
|length in=7
|span m=10.97
|span ft=36
|span in=0
|height m=1.32
|height ft=4
|height in=4
|wing area sqm=7.25
|wing area sqft=78
|aspect ratio=16.6:1
|empty weight kg=100
|empty weight lb=220
|gross weight kg=204
|gross weight lb=450
|max speed kmh=193
|max speed mph=120
|glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->28:1 at 60mph
|sink rate ms=<!-- sailplanes -->0.85
|sink rate note=<!-- sailplanes -->at 55 mph: 167
}}
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==References==
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* {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985-86 |page=756}}


== External links == == External links ==
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Latest revision as of 00:12, 10 September 2024

Monerai
Monerai S
General information
TypeSailplane
National originUnited States
ManufacturerMonnett Experimental Aircraft
Designer John Monnett
Number built100 by January 1984 from 375 kits sold
History
Introduction date1978
First flight1978

The Monnett Monerai is a sailplane that was developed in the United States in the late 1970s for homebuilding. It is a conventional pod-and-boom design with a V-tail and a mid-mounted cantilever wing of constant chord.

The kit assembles in approximately 600 hours. It has bonded wing skins and incorporates 90° flaps for glide path control. The pod-and-boom fuselage consists of a welded steel tube truss encased in a fiberglass shell, with an aluminum tube for the tailboom. A spar fitting modification was released in 1983.

A powered version was designed as the Monerai P with an engine mounted on a pylon above the wings. A Sachs Rotary Engine was chosen for the prototype. A version with extended wing tips is also available (Monerai Max) which increases the span to 12 m (39 ft) and raises the glide ratio from 28:1 to more than 30:1.

The powered Monerai P and the unpowered Monerai S versions are identical structurally.

Variants

Monerai S
unpowered glider
Monerai P
powered glider equipped with the 22 hp (16 kW) Zenoah G-25 or the 25 hp (19 kW) KFM 107 engine.
Monerai Max
Monerai P version with extended wing tips

Aircraft on display

Specifications (Monerai S)

General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Length: 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
  • Height: 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m)
  • Wing area: 78 sq ft (7.25 m)
  • Aspect ratio: 16.6:1
  • Empty weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
  • Gross weight: 450 lb (204 kg)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 mph (193 km/h, 100 kn)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 28:1 at 60mph
  • Rate of sink: 167 ft/min (0.85 m/s) at 55 mph: 167

References

  1. Moll, Nigel; Comstock, Bryan (May 1983). "Monerai Service Bulletin". Reporting Points. Flying. Vol. 110, no. 5. Ziff Davis. p. 12. ISSN 0015-4806. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. John Monnett (Oct 1977). "Try a new flavor... the Monerai". Sport Aviation.
  3. ^ Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 123. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920
  4. US Southwest Soaring Museum (2010). "Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders". Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. "New England Air Museum".
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985-86. p. 756.

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