. ▁The ▁wings ▁use ▁spr uce ▁sp ars ▁with ▁wooden ▁rib s ▁and ▁are ▁fabric ▁covered . ▁The ▁upper ▁wing ▁is ▁swe pt ▁back ▁eight ▁degrees . ▁The ▁lower ▁wing ▁has ▁ 2 . 5 ▁degrees ▁of ▁di hed ral ▁with ▁nearly ▁full - length ▁a iler ons . ▁The ▁landing ▁g ear ▁and ▁wheel ▁p ants ▁were ▁s our ced ▁from ▁a ▁C ess na ▁ 1 4 0 ▁tail - drag ger . ▁The ▁production ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Little ▁To ot ▁aircraft ▁was ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁named ▁Little ▁To ot ▁after ▁the ▁t ug bo at ▁that ▁liked ▁doing ▁figure ▁e ights ▁in ▁a ▁Disney ▁movie , ▁itself ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁children ' s ▁story ▁written ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Hard ie ▁Gram at ky . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁Little ▁To ot ▁prototype ▁was ▁first ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Ex perimental ▁A ircraft ▁Association ▁convention ▁in ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin . ▁At ▁this ▁event , ▁Little ▁To ot , ▁N 6 1 G , ▁won ▁the ▁Mechan ix ▁Illustr ated ▁Tro phy ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Ach iev ement , ▁First ▁Place ▁and ▁Second ▁Place ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Design . ▁E AA ▁founder ▁Paul ▁P ob ere z ny ▁fle w ▁Little ▁To ot ▁several ▁times . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Home built ▁aircraft ▁Category : Bi plan es