Brown-Young BY-1
| BY-1 | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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.
Design and development
Richard E. Young was the inventor of
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.
Operational history
The engine from the BY-1 was later installed in the prototype MB-10 trainer. The BY-1 was scrapped at
Second World War.[2]
Specifications (Brown-Young BY-1)
Data from [1](aerofile.com)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3
- Powerplant: 1 × Jacobs L-4Radial, 225 hp (168 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Beechcraft Staggerwing
- Luscombe Phantom
References
- ^ a b "Aerofiles = Bown-Young". aerofiles.com. 17 April 2009.
- ^ a b Skyways (55): 47. July 2000.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Wood, Peter. "Rocket Science". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
External links
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