The Taylor J.T.1 Monoplane is a British

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design for a

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, developed in the 1950s by J.F. Taylor.Bayerl and Berkemeier et al. 2011, p. 122.

History

The J.T.1 Monoplane was designed by John Taylor in 1956 and the prototype (registered G-APRT) was built by him at Ilford, Essex between 1958-1959. It flew for the first time on 4 July 1959 Taylor 1988, p. 548. at

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. At that time it represented the first post war homebuilt design to come from England.

Construction

It was designed to be constructed in small spaces with the minimum of

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s and material cost, requiring only average building skills from the constructor. It is aimed exclusively at the lower power range such as the

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, therefore giving economy with an acceptable cruise speed. It is semi-

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Operation

The airframe of the J.T.1 Monoplane was proof loaded to verify the stress calculations and no modification has ever been introduced since the

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was approved. The total number flying to date is over 110 examples. As a result of a request for an

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with higher performance than the Taylor Monoplane, Taylor designed a high performance single-seater, the

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. Taylor built the prototype, registered G-ATYO, at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex between 1965 and 1966; the Titch first flew at

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on 4 January 1967.Purdy 1998, p. 267.

Specifications

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Bayerl, Robby, Martin Berkemeier et al. ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12''. Lancaster UK: WDLA UK, 2011. . * Jackson, A.J. ''British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3''. London: Putnam, 1974. . * Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter: Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition''. Benicia, California: BAI Communications, 1998. . * Taylor, John W. R., ed. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83''. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. . * Taylor, John W. R., ed. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988–1989''. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 1988. .

External links

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1950s British civil utility aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1959 Low-wing aircraft