| BY-1 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Cabin biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Columbia Aircraft Co., Tulsa OK |
| Designer | Richard E. Young, Willis Brown |
| Introduction | 1936 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Brown-Young BY-1, also called the Columbia Sesquiplane and the Model 2, was a prototype sesquiplane from Columbia Aircraft Co.
Richard E. Young was the inventor of Spiralloy, a directional glass fibre composite material used in high-strength applications. Together with Willis C. Brown he designed and built the BY-1, a four-seat equivalent to the two-seat Luscombe Phantom parasol monoplane. [1] [ citation needed ] After completion, a smaller lower wing was mounted below the fuselage, converting it to a sesquiplane with backward staggered wings. The lower wing also housed the retractable landing gear main wheels. [2]
The wings were fabric covered, while the fuselage was of all-metal construction and supported the non-retractable tailwheel. [3] A single Jacobs radial engine in the nose drove a two-bladed propeller.
The engine from the BY-1 was later installed in the prototype MB-10 trainer. The BY-1 was scrapped at White Rock Airport in Dallas, Texas for materials during the Second World War. [2]
Data from [1] (aerofile.com)
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