Grumman G-65 Tadpole

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The Grumman G-65 Tadpole was an American prototype light amphibian designed and built by Grumman.^[1] Only one was built and it did not enter production. It was later developed into a family of amphibious aircraft by David Thurston.^[1]

Design and development

Part of a project by Grumman to find types to produce once the Second World War had finished the G-65 Tadpole was designed by a team under the direction of Hank Kurt.^[1] The Tadpole was a two or three-seat shoulder wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear.^[1] It was powered by a 125 hp (93 kW) Continental C125 engine above the rear fuselage driving a pusher propeller.^[1] Kurt first flew the Tadpole on 7 December 1944.^[1] Although not developed by Grumman one of the design team David Thurston later developed the design into a family of amphibians including the Colonial Skimmer and Lake Buccaneer.^[1]

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Orbis 1985, p. 2037

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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Grumman G-65 Tadpole

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