Taylorcraft Model A
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Manufacturer: Taylorcraft USA Model: Model A Span: 10.73m / 35ft Year: 1937 Length: 6.83m / 22ft Height: 2.03m / 7ft Wing Area: 16.54m² / 178ft² Short Title: Taylorcraft Model A Empty Weight: 255.38kg / 563lbs Gross Weight: 439.99kg / 970lbs Maximum Speed: 139.98km/h Cruise Speed: 119.07km/h / 74mph Power Plant: Continental A-40A engine Registration: N19893 Range: 337.89km / 210miles Serial Number: 398  |
Taylorcraft Model A The birth of Taylorcraft came in early 1936 when city fathers offered Clarence Gilbert Taylor the old Hess-Argo factory rent-free in order to encourage new industry. William C. Young entered the picture as a partner in April of 1937, and city support was dramatically demonstrated in late 1937 in the sale to townspeople of more than 35,000 shares of company stock for needed capital. The prototype was built by Taylor Aviation Company and subsequent planes were produced by the newly hyphenated Taylor-Young Airplane Company. With company reorganization in 1938, the company's name became Taylorcraft and the Taylor-Young A became known and advertised as the Taylorcraft A. The Taylorcraft A is a classic C.G. Taylor design. This is one of over 1,837 airplanes built, the plane is powered by a Continental A-40A engine. |
