George Meyer's " Little Toot"
Model Airplane News Cover Art for July, 1959
by Jo Kotula
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George Meyer started designing Little Toot in 1952, was already a well known craftsman and model airplane builder prior to his full size project. George started the project by drawing his dream plane in ½ inch to the foot scaled drawings and the built a metal, 1:24 scale model,duplicating what he wanted in the full size airplane. He even built a scale metal engine.

  

George Meyer's " Little Toot"
right top: George Meyer right bottom: the 1;24 scale model
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Many of the building problems were worked out in the small model, prior to starting the full size airplane. His patience was rewarded, because the airplane performed perfectly. The first flight on February 2, 1957 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The pilot for the test flight was a very famous lady pilot named Pauline Glasson

The public first saw Little Toot was the 1957 EAA Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr. Meyer won an award from Mechanics Illustrated for “Outstanding Achievement in a Homebuilt Aircraft”. He also took 2nd place in “Outstanding Design”, and “Longest Distance Flown” to the convention. Click Here for more information about the "Little Toot"

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