Mace-Trefethen M-101 Macerschmitt
# Mace-Trefethen M-101 Macerschmitt

The Mace-Trefethen M-101 Macerschmitt, also called the Could-Bee, is a single place homebuilt aircraft design built in the late 1950s.

## Design

The M-101 is a single-place, strut-braced, tapered mid-wing, conventional landing gear equipped aircraft. Entrance is through a sliding canopy. Brake components were adapted from a Cessna 310 and a Piper Cub.

## Operational history

The M-101 was test flown on 15, July 1959 at Sacramento Municipal Airport.

## Specifications (Mace-Trefethen M-101 Macerschmitt)

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
* Wingspan: 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
* Wing area: 65.5 sq ft (6.09 $m^2)$
* Airfoil: NACA 0009
* Empty weight: 685 lb (311 kg)
* Gross weight: 2,205 lb (1,000 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-290 , 125 hp (93 kW)
* Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

* Maximum speed: 170 kn (200 mph, 320 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 150 kn (170 mph, 270 km/h)
* Stall speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
* Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10 m/s)
