Taylorcraft B

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The Taylorcraft B was a light, side-by-side two place, single engine, high wing monoplane built by the Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation of Alliance, Ohio. The aircraft appeared both as a land and a float plane.

[edit] Specifications (Taylorcraft BC-12D)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
• Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
• Wing area: 184 ft² (17.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 670 lb (304 kg)
• Useful load: 511 lb (233 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 1150 lb (522 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Continental A-65-8 , Continental A-65 65 hp @ 2300 RPM (49 kW)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 91mph ()
• Range: 0 nm (500 mi, 805 km)
• Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,183 m)
• Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (0 m/s)
• Wing loading: 0 lb/ft² (0 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0 lb/hp (0 kg/kW)

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Comparable aircraft

• ERCO Ercoupe
• Piper Cub

Designation sequence

A - B - C - D

 

See also

• Civilian Pilot Training Program
• General aviation
• Liaison aircraft