Cassutt Special

Designed by ex-TWA captain Tom Cassutt, it is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage.

The fuselage and tail are of fabric-covered steel tube construction, and the wings are built from plywood over wooden ribs.

[3] The aircraft is built with a 4130 tubular steel spaceframe fuselage and a plywood-skinned wing with solid spruce spar and built-up ribs.

Lycoming’s have been successful in several builds but the increased weight rarely gives the desired performance boost.

[citation needed] Plans and parts were last available from Creighton King in Utah, for amateur construction.

"Buster" flying formation with a Douglas DC-3
A Cassutt at the Reno Air Races
Cassutt IIIm