Genairco Biplane
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| Genairco inflight at Bundaberg Airport | |
| Role | Utility aircraft |
| National origin | Australia |
| Manufacturer | Genairco |
| Designer | George Beohm |
| First flight | 1929 |
| Status | Two extant |
| Number built | 9 |
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The Genairco Biplane (also known as the Genairco Moth) was a utility biplane built in small numbers in Australia in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Design and construction
It was a conventional single-bay biplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage, with a fuselage based on the de Havilland Moth and wings based on the Avro Avian. The fuselage, however, was wider than that of the Moth, allowing two passengers to be carried seated side-by-side in an open cockpit ahead of the pilot's. Some later examples of the type featured an enclosed cabin for the passengers, and these were known as Genairco Cabin Biplanes, with the original design retrospectively named the Genairco Open Biplane.
Survivors
Two Genairco biplanes survived World War Two and one of these was airworthy in Australia in 2011.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers in cabin. Forward most seat is aft facing and seats one person. Cabin rear seat is forward facing and holds two passengers.
- Wingspan: 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
- Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 451 kg (994 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Harkness Hornet, 86 kW (115 hp) each
References
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 417.
- Powerhouse Museum