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Didnt see this posted on here yet, pulled it off of EAA's webmail


"November 11, 2009 — Aerobatic Pilot Matt Younkin survived a plane crash while flying the Younkin Mullicoupe Tuesday afternoon (November 10) south of his home in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Longtime friend Jimmy Beckford told NWA.com that Matt Younkin walked away intact, without any life-threatening injuries. "He had a broken hand and got that fixed. Had a bump on his head, nothing came of that. They did have to stitch up a cut on his leg, but it wasn't anything life-threatening," Beckford said.

Younkin's family released the following statement through the Younkin Airshows website:

"Matt Younkin was injured while flying the Younkin Mullicoupe on Tuesday afternoon. During his flight he experienced a loss of power and was forced into an emergency landing near a model airplane field south of his home in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Matt's injuries are non-life threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery in time for the 2010 airshow season. We would like to thank you for your thoughts and prayers at this time."

Younkin Family"

Just want to say Matt you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Patrick

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are you sure it's not a MONOCOUPE and not a Mullicoupe (!!??!!) unless someone has done their own knock off of one of the most lethal aircraft ever devised. I read somewhere that EVERY MONOCOUPE built has been in at least one fatal accident in it's life-

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I did a Google image search on "Younkin Mullicoupe." I don't know much about Golden Age aircraft, but it looks like a replica of the old "Mr. Mulligan" racer to me.

Whatever the type, it's good to hear the pilot is OK.

SN

Not every monocoupe has fatally wrecked......................every (13) clipped wing monocoupe has wrecked (don't know fatally). Long wing monocoupes do just fine.

Really?, most lethal airplane ever devised? Woody Edmundson campaigned his 110 Special very successfully during the 40's and now hangs in the NASM. It is a demanding airplane to fly but I'm told extremely rewarding. Vintage airplane gurus call it Monocoupolitis.



speedy recovery!


jim

The Mullicoupe is a homebuild suped-up Monocoupe cross Mr Mulligan in it, powered with same engine as Yak-52s.

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Just to add to that, the Mullicoupe is a two seater, Monocoupe is a four seater. The Mullicoupe also uses a much different wing airfoil than the Monocoupe.

The Mullicoupes all have R-985 PWs on them. Three were built and they are all works of art. Don

Monocoupe a four seater? Monocoupes defined light aircraft in 20's and 30's, with their 2 place seating. Luscombe model 8's were/are sometimes known as "Metal Monocoupes" because of a shared heritage and identical side by side seating.

Oops. You are correct that the Monocoupes are two seaters. I was thinking of Mr Mulligan wich is of course an entirely different aircraft.

X, you're thinking of John McCulloch's souped up sort-of Monocoupe, I think they call it the McCullocoupe, it has the Yak 52 engine and is in Florida, one of a kind, a little smaller than the Mullicoupe and bigger than a clipwing.
I've flown a few Monocoupes, including a clipwing, and would agree they can be demanding, wouldn't say lethal, although the clipwings do have a long record of accidents, mostly aerobatic related. Rode in a Mullicoupe once, quite a ride-




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Nothing significant to add except Thank The Lord Matt is OK, all things in plane crashes being relative.

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