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Taylorcraft B
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The Taylorcraft B is a light, side-by-side two place, single engine, high wing general aviation monoplane that was built by the Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation of Alliance, Ohio.[1] The aircraft was available as a land plane and a floatplane.
Specifications (Taylorcraft BC-12D)
Data from [citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
- Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- Wing area: 184 ft² (17.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 670 lb (304 kg)
- Useful load: 511 lb (233 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Continental A-65-8 horizontally-opposed, four cylinder engine, 65 hp (49 kW) at 2,300 rpm
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 140 mph
- Cruise speed: 91 mph
- Stall speed: 39 mph ()
- Range: 500 mi (805 km)
- Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,183 m)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min ()
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Notes and references
- ↑ Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 75. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0
Lists relating to aviation | |
|---|---|
| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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