Taylor Titch

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The Taylor Titch was a 1960s British fixed-wing aircraft design for a homebuilt aircraft by J.F. Taylor.[1]

History

As a result of request for an aircraft with higher performance than the Taylor Monoplane of 1959, John F Taylor designed a high performance single seater the Titch. Taylor built the prototype, registered G-ATYO, at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex between 1965 and 1966. The Titch first flew at Southend Airport on 4 January 1967.

Its all wood construction is similar to the Monoplane but had fewer metal fittings than the and full size wing rib plans are supplied for the tapered wing panels. With a cruise speed in the region of 160 mph (260 km/h), this aircraft can be used as an effective tourer and is also fully aerobatic. Builders can fit either a Continental or Lycoming engine.

The Titch was named after the test pilot who first flew the Taylor Monoplane, O.V.'Titch' Holmes. John Taylor was killed when the prototype Titch crashed at Southend on the 16 May 1967. The marketing of plans for both his aircraft designs were taken on by his wife and later his son.

By 2011 forty examples had been completed and flown.[2]

Specifications (Prototype)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 16 ft 1½ in (4.91 m)
  • Wingspan: 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
  • Height: 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
  • Wing area: 68 ft² (6.32 m²)
  • Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 745 lb (338 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85-12F Four-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston, 85 hp (63 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 174 knots[4] (200 mph, 322 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 135 knots (155 mph, 250 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 43.5 knots (50 mph, 81 km/h [5])
  • Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)

References

  1. ↑ Air Trails: 78. Winter 1971. 
  2. ↑ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 122. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ↑ Taylor 1969, p.227.
  4. ↑ Taylor 1980, p.499.
  5. ↑ Flaps down.
  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X. 
  • Taylor, John W.R. (ed.) (1969). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London: Jane's Yearbooks. 
  • Taylor, John W.R. (ed.) (1980). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81. London: Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0-7106-0705-9. 

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See also

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