TYPE :       Bushby Mustang II - the two place version of the Midget Mustang

BUILT, PAINTED and all avionics wired by Rick Henry - A&P, IA, ATP, CFII

SPEED :     True Airspeed at 8,000 feet - 158 Knots / 181 MPH
                        at 75% power / 8.6 gallons per hour

ENGINE : 160 HP Lycoming IO-320-B1A from a Piper Twin Comanche
                        980 since Mattituck overhaul to factory new specs with new cylinders
                        Hartzell Constant Speed [full feathering] Prop and most of cowl is also from the Twin Comanche

FUEL :        61 gallons total
                                25 gallons in fuselage / main tank
                                18 gallons in each wet wing
                       Capacitance fuel quantity system with automatic transfer    See schematic

SPEED / RANGE / ENDURANCE :

Total	Enroute
Power	GPH	Speed - TAS	Time	Time	Range - no wind
(plus :45 reserve)		(Including allowance for takeoff / climb and :45 reserve:)
75%	8.6	160 K / 184 MPH	6:50	6:05	940 NM / 1,080 Statute miles
65%	7.6	153 K / 176 MPH	7:45	7:00	1,040 NM / 1,196 Statute miles
55%	6.7	139 K / 160 MPH	8:45	8:00	1,080 NM / 1,240 Statute miles

  TAS at 15,000' : 143 K / 165 MPH / 7 GPH
  TAS at 17,000' : 140 K / 161 MPH / 6.8 GPH
  TAS at FL 200 : 134 K / 154 MPH / 6.0 GPH

Longest non-stop flight (distance):
     San Diego, CA - Oklahoma City, OK; Airways flown: 1020 NM (1173 SM); Great circle: 985 NM (1132 SM);
     5+08 flight / 5+18 block; March 16, 2002 ; 17,000' ; IFR ; 42 gallons
Longest non-stop flight (time):
     Longmont, CO - Olive Branch, MS; 5+43 flight / 5+55 block; June 21, 2002; 15,000' ; IFR ; 40 gallons

STALL :     Full Flap and Clean: 52 KIAS (60 MPH) at 1,500 lbs.

WEIGHT :     Max Takeoff Gross Weight: 1,850 lbs. -- Empty: 1,186.9 lbs.;  EWCG 66.26" -W&B spreadsheet

TAKEOFF and LANDING PERFORMANCE :

                      Takeoff: 450 feet      Landing: 550 feet
                     (Conditions: 1,450 pounds; 1,800 foot density altitude; 10 knot headwind)
                     View video of this on the Takeoff and Landing video page

PAINT :

Base White -	DuPont Imron polyurethane
Stripes -	DuPont ChromaLusion "Absolute Purpleen"
(paint appears to change colors depending on viewing angle and light angle)
Primer -	DuPont Vari-Prime and Prime-N-Seal

AEROBATICS :     This aircraft performed spins, rolls and loops in flight testing.

BUILDING TIME :    3,500 hours - Approximately 7 [building] years at 500 hours per year
                                        Airworthiness Certificate :    June 18, 1998
                                        First Flight :                          June 19, 1998
                                        Flight Testing completed:      July 18, 1998
                                        Modification Time since first flight:     1,500 hours (Estimated)

CURRENT TOTAL TIME :    1118 hours / 1373 landings.
                                                    Visited 49 US states, 8 Canadian Provinces and the Bahamas
                                                           (as of August 23, 2023)

AVIONICS :

Instrument Panel (1200 pixels wide) Instrument Panel (1800 pixels wide)

Flybox Oblò compact EFIS with G meter Garmin GMA-345 Audio Panel with Bluetooth music input Garmin GNS 430W WAAS GPS-Com-Nav / GI-106A GPS / Nav indicator with glideslope Narco MK-12D Nav-Com, ID-825 Nav indicator with glideslope Garmin GTX-345 transponder, TransCal digital altitude encoder, ADS-B In/Out King KN-64  DME S-Tec 30 Autopilot with altitude hold, heading select; GPS and VOR / LOC tracking Astrotech LC-2 Chronometer Marker beacons Push-to-talk buttons on each stick iPhone music input and USB power jacks Artex MEL 406 ELT Annual due August, 2024 Altimeter / Transponder recertification due July, 2025