![]() To simplify construction, each wing rib is a single piece and slides onto the main spar, a technique that helps in rib alignment. The outer wing panels, 6 feet in length each, are detachable to facilitate ground transportation. The wings are a fully cantilevered design. ![]() A hinged elevator is attached to the horizontal tail. The horizontal stabilizer is fixed, an improvement over Parker's earlier design, the Jeanie's Teenie. The empennage consists of a single vertical tail with a hinged rudder. Power is derived from the ubiquitous air-cooled Volkswagen automobile engine with modifications laid out by the designer in the plans. The materials were also selected because they could be obtained at a typical hardware store of the day. To this end, the parts are laid out in such a way that they do not require complex jigs or frames of any kind. It was intended to be within reach of someone with no previous experience in building an airplane, or in metal work. Teenie Two was conceived as an airplane that could be built using only hand tools, things that would be possessed by the average person in the early 1970s. ( November 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The airplane does however meet the Light Sport Aircraft requirements as defined by the FAA Development A pilot certificate is required to fly it, as it is not considered an ultralight aircraft in the United States. The Teenie Two may be certified in the Experimental category in the US. The caption on the cover read, "Build a VW-Powered Plane for $750." It was featured on the cover of a Popular Mechanics magazine issue in May, 1971. ![]() The outer wing panels can be detached for transport or storage. The Teenie Two was specifically designed to use a converted Volkswagen automobile engine for power. The cockpit was designed to be left open, but plans for a canopy to enclose it were made available, the use of which would increase the top speed of the aircraft. ![]() It is a low-wing, cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration and fixed tricycle undercarriage. The Parker Teenie Two is a single-seat, single-engine sport aircraft first built in the United States in 1969 and marketed for homebuilding. ![]()
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