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| national origin=United States
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| designer=C. G. Taylor
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The TAYLOR BIRD is a homebuilt aircraft that was designed by C. G. Taylor,
the designer of the Taylor Cub.<ref name="fi20877p535"/>
** 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.[1] The engine features a
custom propeller speed reduction unit that remained in limited production
after Taylor production ceased.[2] The prototype first flew on July 17,
1979.<ref name="jawa80p552"/> <!-- ==Operational history== --> <!--
==Variants== -->
** Specifications (Taylor Bird)
{{Aircraft specs |ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81[3] |prime
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General characteristics
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|crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m= |length ft=18 |length in=0
|length note= |span m= |span ft=26 |span in=0 |span note= |height m= |height
ft=5 |height in=6 |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft= |wing area
note= |aspect ratio=<!-- give where relevant eg sailplanes --> |airfoil=NACA
23015 |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=560 |empty weight note= |gross weight
kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff
weight lb=1000 |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= <!--
Powerplant
--> |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Subaru with 2:1 gear reduction[4] |eng1 type=
1400cc water-cooled horizontally opposed piston automotive conversion |eng1
kw=<!-- prop engines --> |eng1 hp=65<!-- prop engines -->
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Performance
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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts=109 |max speed note= |cruise
speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts=100 |cruise speed note= |stall
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kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph=
|never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=
|range nmi= |range note= |endurance=4 hr<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling m=
|ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits=<!-- aerobatic --> |roll rate=<!--
aerobatic --> |glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |climb rate ms= |climb rate
ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading
kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight=
|more performance= |avionics= }}
** See also
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- 3I Sky Arrow < !-- similar or comparable aircraft -->
|lists=<!-- related lists --> }}
** References
[reflist]
- [ last=Barnett ]
- [editor-last=Taylor ]
Category:Homebuilt aircraft