General Aircraft GAL.47
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| GAL.47 | |
|---|---|
| Type | two-seat air observation post |
| Manufacturer | General Aircraft Ltd |
| Maiden flight | 1940 |
| Retired | 1942 |
| Status | written off |
| Number built | 1 |
The General Aircraft GAL.47 was a 1940s British single-engined twin-boom air observation post built by General Aircraft Limited and Hanworth Aerodrome.
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[edit] History
The GAL.47 was designed to be an airborne air observation post and had a twin-boom configuration and a pusher airscrew. Only one was built (test registration T-0224) in 1940 at Hanworth Aerodrome. It was destroyed on 2 April 1942.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Length: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
- Wingspan: 37 ft 10 in (11.53)
- Height: ()
- Max takeoff weight: 1,615 lb ()
- Powerplant: 1× Blackburn Cirrus Minor , 90 hp (67 kw)
Performance
[edit] Reference
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10014 X.
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