ANEC IV
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| ANEC IV | |
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| Type | light aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Air Navigation and Engineering Company Limited |
| Designed by | John Bewsher |
| Maiden flight | 1926 |
| Retired | 1928 |
| Number built | 1 |
The ANEC IV Missel Thrush was a 1920s British two-seat light aircraft built by Air Navigation and Engineering Company Limited at Addlestone Surrey.
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[edit] History
The ANEC IV biplane was designed by John Bewsher for the 1926 Daily Mail competition for two seaters fitted with engines of less than 170lb. It did not make the competition as the undercarriage collapsed in a taxiing accident. In 1927 the only aircraft built (registered G-EBPI) was sold to a private owner who replaced the original Blackburne Thrush radial engine with a Armstrong Siddeley Genet II engine. The owner was killed and the aircraft destroyed while competing in the 1928 King's Cup Race.
[edit] Operators
United Kingdom: Private owners
[edit] Specifications (ANEC IV)
General characteristics
- Crew: One, pilot
- Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.54 m)
- Height: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
- Wing area: 210 ft² (19.5 m²)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,150 lb (523 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Armstrong Siddeley Genet II, 80 hp (60 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 80 mph (92 kts, 129 km/h)
[edit] References
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.
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