Taylorcraft Ranch Wagon

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Model 20 Ranch Wagon
RoleFour-seat cabin monoplane
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Taylorcraft
First flight1955
Number built38

The Taylorcraft Model 20 Ranch Wagon was a four-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Taylorcraft Aircraft as a development of the earlier experimental Model 18. The Model 20 was constructed of moulded fibreglass over a tubular framework. It had a conventional landing gear and a nose-mounted 225 hp (168 kW) Continental O-470-J engine.

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Variants

Model 20 Ranch Wagon
Utility model powered by a 225hp (168kW) Continental O-470-J engine. [1]
Model 20 Zephyr 400
Tourer variant of 1958 with detailed changes from the basic Model 20.
Model 20AG Topper
Agricultural variant. Chemical hopper or tank in rear of cabin. [1]
Model 20 Seabird
Floatplane variant.

Specifications (Ranch Wagon)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bridgman 1955, p. 317.