Long Henderson Longster

The Long Henderson Longster HL-1 is an American aircraft that was designed by Leslie Long and Ivan Diggs for homebuilt construction.

Design and development
The Henderson Longster is a conventional landing gear equipped, wire braced parasol wing aircraft. Aeronautical designer Ivan Diggs designed a new 30 ft wing for the Longster. The wire bracing is supported by a central cabane post located over a 1 u.s.gal above-wing fuel tank. The fuselage is steel tubing. The design also features pinned and brazed gusset joints as opposed to conventionally welded joint clusters.

Variants

 * Henderson Longster
 * Harlequin Longster
 * Used a Long designed homebuilt engine, the Long Harlequin 933.

Aircraft on display
An example of a Longster is on display at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum.