Hillson Pennine

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Hillson Pennine
RoleTwo-seat cabin monoplane
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer F Hills & Sons
DesignerNorman Skykes
First flight4 February 1937
Number built1

The Hillson Pennine was a 1930s United Kingdom two-seat cabin monoplane designed by Norman Sykes and built by F Hills & Sons of Trafford Park. [1]

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Design and development

The Pennine was a small high-wing braced monoplane powered by a 36 hp (27 kW) Praga B two-cylinder piston engine, [2] though originally designed for an 80 hp (60 kW) Aspin engine. [3] It was wooden-built and had fixed tailwheel landing gear. [2] The Pennine, designed to be simple, had an unconventional control system with a normal elevator and spoilers on the leading edge of the mainplane, but had a fixed rudder with just a trim tab and no ailerons. [4] Started in 1936 and completed in 1937 it was moved to Barton Aerodrome. [4] The Penine became airborne during a high-speed taxi test on 4 February 1937, the controls had not been adjusted and it took Sykes half-an-hour of circling to the left to get down safely. [4] The aircraft was not flown again, the company concentrating on a design for a trainer (the Hillson Helvellyn) and with space a premium for wartime work the Pennine was dismantled. [4] The registration G-AFBX was cancelled on 19 November 1945. [5]

Specifications

Data from [2] British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3; [3] British Light Aeroplanes; dimensions and weights are estimates

General characteristics

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Orbis 1985, p. 2159
  2. 1 2 3 Jackson 1974, p. 254
  3. 1 2 Ord-Hume 2000, p.390-1
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Flypast". 23 (1). Merseyside Aviation Society. January 1978: 18–19.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ UK Civial Aviation Authority record for G-AFBX [ permanent dead link ]

Bibliography

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN   0-370-10014-X.
  • Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. (2000). British Light Aeroplanes. Peterborough: GMS Enterprises. ISBN   978-1-870384-76-6.
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