Taylor Bird

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Taylor Bird
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National originUnited States
DesignerC. G. Taylor

The Taylor Bird is a homebuilt aircraft that was designed by C. G. Taylor, the designer of the Taylor Cub. [1]

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Design and development

The part-built Taylor Bird was presented at the 1977 EAA airshow. The aircraft is a tandem seat, mid-wing pusher configuration design, with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is built with aluminum stressed skin. The aircraft features a unique entryway, mounting the entire nose and windshield on sliding rails that moves forward, allowing access to the cabin. The wingtips are slotted and wings are foldable. [2] The engine features a custom propeller speed reduction unit that remained in limited production after Taylor production ceased. [3] The prototype first flew on July 17, 1979. [4]

Specifications (Taylor Bird)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81 [4]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

  1. 1 2 Barnett Flight International August 20, 1977, p. 535
  2. Barnett Flight International August 20, 1977 , pp. 535–536
  3. "Wayne Sprigle's Mite-T-Mustang". Experimenter. March 2009.
  4. 1 2 Taylor 1980, p. 552