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Cockpit of a BN-2 Islander. The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a rectangular fuselage and two wing-mounted engines; early aircraft were equipped with a pair of piston engines while later production models may be alternatively fitted with turboprop engines in their place.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–77 General characteristics Crew: 1 or 2 Capacity: 16 or 17 passengers Length: 49 ft 3 in (15.01 m) Wingspan: 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m) Height: 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m) Wing area: 337.0 sq ft (31.31 m 2) Aspect ratio: 7.95:1 Airfoil: NACA 23012 Empty weight: 5,842 lb (2,650 kg) Max takeoff weight: 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) Fuel capacity: 154 imp gal (185 US gal ...
The BN-2T-4S Defender 4000 is an enhanced version of the BN-2T Defender intended for the aerial surveillance role. Compared to earlier Defenders, it has a stretched fuselage, the enlarged wing from the Trislander , a new nose structure capable of accommodating an EO/IR sensor and radar , and an increased payload. [ 2 ]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1992-93 General characteristics Capacity: 2 Length: 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) Wingspan: 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) Height: 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) Wing area: 9.80 m 2 (105.5 sq ft) Empty weight: 282 kg (622 lb) Max takeoff weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Limbach L2000 4-cylinder horizontally opposed, with water-cooled piston heads, 60 kW (80 hp) Performance ...
In 1951 Peter Gatrell, John Britten & Desmond Norman built and flew an ultra-light monoplane, their first aircraft, which made its first flight at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, on 16 May 1951. This machine crashed on an early flight, when the petrol supply to the 40 hp Aeronca-J.A.P. J-99 twin cylinder air-cooled engine faded out. [2]
The first VP-2 (then known as VP II) flew in 1971. [4] The VP-2 is externally similar in appearance to the VP-1 but with a 1 ft (30 cm) wider fuselage and enlarged cockpit section to accommodate two side-by-side configuration seats. The aircraft is 1 ft (30 cm) longer and has a 3 ft (0.9 m) addition to wingspan.
The article says Design of the Islander started in 1963 and the first prototype BN-2 first flew on 13 June 1965, I'm sure I saw the Islander at an air display when I was at RAF Colerne about 1960. It was certainly before 1963-65 since I'd left the forces by then.
Glasair Sportsman 2+2 Diesel A Thielert Centurion 2.0s powered variant. Carbon Sportsman A variant with the fuselage constructed of carbon fiber rather than fiberglass.The weight savings of carbon fiber are negated by heavier duty cage, wing struts, and wing skins; both variants have the same empty weight, but the carbon variant gross weight is increased by 150 lb. [6]