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style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 125%;">Mark II </th></tr> <tr> <th>Role </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Homebuilt_aircraft" title="Homebuilt aircraft">Homebuilt aircraft</a><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Type of aircraft</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><span class="nowrap">National origin</span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Manufacturer </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merkel_Airplane_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Merkel Airplane Company (page does not exist)">Merkel Airplane Company</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Designer </th> <td>Edwin Merkel </td></tr> <tr> <th>Status </th> <td>Plans no longer available </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The <b>Merkel Mark II</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Homebuilt_aircraft" title="Homebuilt aircraft">homebuilt</a> <a href="/wiki/Aerobatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerobatic">aerobatic</a> <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a> that was designed by Edwin Merkel and produced by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Merkel_Airplane_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Merkel Airplane Company (page does not exist)">Merkel Airplane Company</a> of <a href="/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas" title="Wichita, Kansas">Wichita, Kansas</a> in the form of plans for amateur construction.<sup id="cite_ref-P&P_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P&P-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Designer Merkel died on 12 March 2012 and plans are no longer available.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merkel_Mark_II&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mark II features a two-seats-in-<a href="/wiki/Tandem" title="Tandem">tandem</a> open cockpit with an optional <a href="/wiki/Bubble_canopy" title="Bubble canopy">bubble canopy</a>, fixed <a href="/wiki/Conventional_landing_gear" title="Conventional landing gear">conventional landing gear</a> and a single engine in <a href="/wiki/Tractor_configuration" title="Tractor configuration">tractor configuration</a>. The Mark II was intended as a two-seat <a href="/wiki/Trainer_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trainer (aircraft)">trainer</a> version as a companion to a planned single-seat competition version.<sup id="cite_ref-P&P_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P&P-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing with the <a href="/wiki/Airframe" title="Airframe">airframe</a> covered in sheet <a href="/wiki/Aluminum" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum">aluminum</a>. Its 25.5 ft (7.8 m) span wings employ a <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 23012</a> <a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">airfoil</a> and each has a single torsional <a href="/wiki/Spar_(aviation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spar (aviation)">spar</a>. The standard engine recommended was a 220 hp (164 kW) <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Engine_Company" title="Franklin Engine Company">Franklin Engine Company</a> powerplant.<sup id="cite_ref-P&P_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P&P-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Incomplete_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Incomplete-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The aircraft has an empty weight of 1,200 lb (540 kg) and a gross weight of 1,540 lb (700 kg), giving a useful load of 340 lb (150 kg). With full fuel of 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal) the payload is 232 lb (105 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-P&P_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P&P-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(Mark_II)"><span id="Specifications_.28Mark_II.29"></span>Specifications (Mark II)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merkel_Mark_II&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Specifications (Mark II)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> Plane and Pilot<sup id="cite_ref-P&P_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P&P-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> one</li> <li><b>Capacity:</b> one passenger</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">Airfoil</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 23012</a></li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 1,200 lb (544 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 1,540 lb (699 kg)</li> <li><b>Fuel capacity:</b> 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Franklin_6A-350-C1" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin 6A-350-C1">Franklin 6A-350-C1</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> air-cooled, <a href="/wiki/Horizontally-opposed" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizontally-opposed">horizontally-opposed</a> piston <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_engine" title="Aircraft engine">aircraft engine</a>, 220 hp (160 kW)</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 206 mph (332 km/h, 179 kn)</li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 160 mph (260 km/h, 140 kn)</li> <li><b>Stall speed:</b> 55 mph (89 km/h, 48 kn)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 250 mi (400 km, 220 nmi)</li> <li><b>g limits:</b> operational: +6/-3, ultimate: +9/-4.5</li> <li><b>Rate of climb:</b> 2,500 ft/min (13 m/s)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merkel_Mark_II&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-P&P-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-P&P_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-P&P_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-P&P_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-P&P_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-P&P_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Plane and Pilot: <i>1978 Aircraft Directory</i>, page 147. 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