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[[Image: Vlcsnap-2024-10-12-10h43m23s590.jpg|thumb|right|350px| Nemeth Parasol in [[Cavalcade of Aviation]].]]

'''Nemeth Parasol''' was a prototype of a taildragger tractor configuration airplane with circular wing set in a parasol configuration. It was designed by Steven Nemeth from Dayton, Ohio, and made its first flight in 1934. The goal was to have a plane that could be stored in a large garage as opposed to a hangar and that it would be relatively easy to fly. Nemeth did wind tunnel tests at the University of Michigan in 1929. Nemeth worked with students from Miami University in 1934 to help him build the plane's wings. Nemeth used his custom "roundwing" on an Alliance A-1 Argo two-seat biplane fuselage. The high-wing monoplane had multiple struts to hold the custom "roundwing". The wing had a diameter of fifteen feet (4.6 m) including the flaps and ailerons. The plane reached a top speed of 135 mph (217 km/h). Thanks to the large wing, the plane could take off in just 63 feet (19 metres). Tests were done with stall speeds, turning off the engine in flight, and using the wings as a parachute. The parachute-stall landing gave the plane a short 25 feet of landing to stop. The original 90 hp Lambert engine in the Alliance A-1 was replaced with a Warner Scarab 120 hp engine. Nemeth did two years of testing but did not get any interest in producing more. 

This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Nemeth Parasol.

== See also ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemeth_Parasol Nemeth Parasol on Wikipedia.]

 
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