Taylor Monoplane

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J.T.1 Monoplane
Type home build aircraft
Manufacturer
Designed by John Taylor
Maiden flight 4 July 1959

The Taylor J.T.1 Monoplane was a 1950s British fixed-wing aircraft design for a home build aircraft by J.F. Taylor.

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[edit] History

The J.T.1 Monoplane was designed by John Taylor in 1956 and the prototype (registered G-APRT) was built by him at Ilford, Essex between 1958-1959. It flew for the first time on 4 July 1959 [1] at White Waltham. At that time it represented the first post war homebuilt design to come from England. It was designed to be made in small spaces with the minimum of tools and material cost, requiring only average building skills from the constructor. It is aimed exclusively at the lower power range such as the VW engine, therefore giving economy with an acceptable cruise speed. It is semi- aerobatic, the airframe was proof loaded to verify the stress calculations and no modification has ever been introduced since the prototype was approved. The total number flying to date is over 110 examples.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
  • Wingspan: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
  • Height: 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
  • Wing area: 76 ft² (7.06 m²)
  • Empty weight: 450 lb (205 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 660 lb (300 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Aeronca J.A.P. J-99 piston, 36 hp (29 kW)

Performance

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Taylor, JWR (Editor) (1988). Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1988-1989. Coulsdon, Surry: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0 7106-0867-5. 
  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10014 X. 

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Designation sequence

J.T.1 Monoplane - J.T.2 Titch