Taylor Monoplane

J.T.1 Monoplane
Taylor J.T.1 built in 1971
Role home build aircraft
Designer John Taylor
First flight 4 July 1959
Unit cost
approximately $1285 to build in 1971[1]

The Taylor J.T.1 Monoplane is a British fixed-wing aircraft design for a home build aircraft, developed in the 1950s by J.F. Taylor.[2]

History

The J.T.1 Monoplane was designed by John Taylor in 1956 and the prototype (registered G-APRT) was built by him at Ilford, Essex between 1958-1959. It flew for the first time on 4 July 1959 [3] at White Waltham. At that time it represented the first post war homebuilt design to come from England.

Construction

It was designed to be constructed in small spaces with the minimum of tools and material cost, requiring only average building skills from the constructor. It is aimed exclusively at the lower power range such as the 40 hp (30 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine, therefore giving economy with an acceptable cruise speed. It is semi- aerobatic

Operation

Taylor J.T.1 Monoplane at Sywell Airfield, August 2013

The airframe of the J.T.1 Monoplane was proof loaded to verify the stress calculations and no modification has ever been introduced since the prototype was approved. The total number flying to date is over 110 examples.[2]

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

Taylor JT-1 Monoplane G-BDNC

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83[5]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development


References

Notes

  1. Kohn. Leo J. "The true cost of building your own plane." Air Trails Winter 1971, p. 63.
  2. 1 2 Bayerl and Berkemeier et al. 2011, p. 122.
  3. Taylor 1988, p. 548.
  4. Purdy 1998, p. 267.
  5. Taylor 1982, p. 522.

Bibliography

  • Bayerl, Robby, Martin Berkemeier et al. World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12. Lancaster UK: WDLA UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X.
  • Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
  • Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter: Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition. Benicia, California: BAI Communications, 1998. ISBN 978-0-96364-093-2.
  • Taylor, John W. R., ed. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.
  • Taylor, John W. R., ed. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-1989. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 1988. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.

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