Built circa 1957, the Mighty Mite was a fully aerobatic single place enclosed high-wing monoplane, registered N5M.
Engine: Continental C-85, 85hp
Wingspan: 16’0″
Length: 17’0″
Max speed: 165 mph
Cruise: 150 mph
Stall: 50 mph
Range: 300 mi
Aircraft
Thompson Poncho
Built in the 1950s, the Poncho single place mid-wing midget racer proved too tricky for competition flying. The forward fuselage was incorporated in the Thompson Mighty Mite.
Thompson Midget
The 1949 Midget racer Screaming Meany (p: Carl Thompson) was a single-place enclosed low-wing monoplane powered by an 85hp Continental C-85. Registration was N1210M.
Thompson, Carl
Wakefield MA.
USA
Circa 1949-57 built a Midget, Poncho and Mighty Mite
Thompson BBT-2
In 1937 B B Thompson, of Belle WV., USA, built the BBT-2 two place open cockpit monoplane registered N20491. Power was a 60hp LeBlond engine.
Thompson, B B
Belle WV.
USA
Circa 1937 built the BBT-2
Thompson Sportplane
In 1933 Earl O Thompson built the Sportplane two-place open cockpit monoplane registered N13660 c/n E-711. Power was a 50hp Ford engine.
Thompson, Earl O
Marshalltown IA.
USA
Circa 1933 built a Sportplane
Thompson T-4875
Built by Paul R Thompson in 1929 as a two place open cockpit monoplane, the T-4875 was sold for only $10 to M J Tuchey, who put it in storage in 1930, then returned it to Thompson (no price stated) in 1937. Refitted with an Hisso “Pup” engine, it was sold to A G Clark on 9/29/38, who ostensibly flew it until its registration (N9496 c/n T-1) expired on 15 January 1940 and was cancelled.
Engine: 50hp Anzani
Wingspan: 33’0″
Length: 22’6″
Thompson, Paul R
Independence MO.
USA
Circa 1929 T-4875 airplane builder
