WALTER VAN TILBORG MEMORIAL COLLECTION
No. 12975. Mills Special (N520ET c/n JM-12)
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Mills Special

06/05/2016. Remarks by Walter van Tilborg: "This original design high wing light plane was designed by Jerry Mills, who started the construction in 1978. After the death of designer the construction was continued by Edward J. Thomason and James Smith of Calhoun, Georgia, USA. Registered N520ET on May 9, 1994, the aircraft was first flown a year later, May 20, 1995. The one-of-a-kind single-seat aircraft, nicknamed "Puddle Jumper", has a 150 hp Lycoming O-320-E2D engine, and features a mixed steel/aluminium (fuselage) and wood/fabric (wings) construction. On July 28, 2005, the aircraft was registered to Jack Hurdle of Senoia, Gerogia."


Created June 6, 2016