Re: The Original Flying Flea

Of course nowadays there are still Henri Mignet's enthousiasts like myself! My flea is a HM293; the one in "The Original Flying Flea" is a HM14. HM stands for Henri Mignet.

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[docscot11]

I have been looking for the best place to buy the plans to build a flea can you give me any advice/ I was told that i might want to build the 295e.

[Ginger244]

@docscot11 Hi, you should contact Paul Pontois who lives in Canada. I do not know about 295, but about 360 and 380. Paul can provide plans for these models also. Regards.

[briquetaverne]

Cool plane,cool Mustache & beard.

[AdrianMactera]

super video

[pesher37]

The engine sounds great. The flying Flea. I built one. A very dangerous aeroplane in a number of flight modes. For the cost and the limitations. Its not worth building. It looks good and fun but man what a difficult and limited aeroplane to fly.You really have to watch the angle of attack on the front wing and lowering the nose can be very dangerous without a Cosendy flap

[archerrobinhood]

ok, merci par tout!

[Ginger244]

Oh yes, it will manage. But if you intend to build a flying flea, you should opt for the tricycle landing gear, it will be much easier to control it on the ground than with the classical one.

[archerrobinhood]

tnks, i have a 6volt 1200cc engine from 1964..will it manage to get a plane up in the sky??

thanks

[Ginger244]

Hi, yes, it definitely is a flat 4, 1600 type. I have been told that the modified 2 cylinders are not so good because still heavy after the modification. You lose power but not much weight. Regards.

[archerrobinhood]

is the vw engine u r using flat 4 or modified to 2 cylinders as they usually do??

thanks, chris