Buckley F-1

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F-1
RolePassenger monoplane
National originUnited States of America
Manufacturer Buckley Aircraft Co.
Produced1929
Number built1

The Buckley F-1 "Witchcraft" was an all-metal, two-seat monoplane built by the short-lived Buckley Airplane Company. [1]

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Design and development

The Buckley F-1 was one of two aircraft types built by the Buckley Aircraft company in Wichita, Kansas at the beginning of the Great Depression. The project was developed with a German engineer, using corrugated aluminum construction with steel tube framing. [2]

The F-1 was an all-metal aircraft with a faired conventional landing gear. The aircraft featured an enclosed cabin and corrugated aluminum construction on the wing and tail surfaces. The aircraft was built without mock-ups or prototypes and was found to have no room for the pilot's feet. The wing spar had to be cut, modified and re-welded to accommodate a pilot. [3]

Specifications (Buckley F-1)

Data from Skyways

General characteristics

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References

  1. Skyways. July 1999.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Buckley Aircraft Airfield / Rawdon Field / Copeland Field / Beech North Airport (K31), Wichita, KS". Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. William Bushnell Stout, James Gilbert. So Away I Went!.