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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.
This brief developed into the BN-2 Islander, and the Britten-Norman company was formed to produce the aircraft, which first flew in 1965. During the 1960s, Britten-Norman were involved in the development of hovercraft via their subsidiary Cushioncraft Ltd; [6] their first craft, the CC1, was the world's second hovercraft.
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 ...
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]
Development of the Sling 2 commenced in 2006. The Sling is a two-seat, low wing, all metal aircraft with tricycle landing gear made from composites. The aircraft is powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL,100 hp (75 kW), a Rotax 912ULS, or a 912iS engine, or optionally a turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 UL, driving a 3-bladed Warp Drive Inc propeller.
Some aircraft were also flown out of an airfield set up on the nearby Cringle Fields Park. [2] The last 50 aircraft plus further NAF No.2 contracts for additional DH.9s were cancelled after the Armistice. [1] A further contract was received for the production of 200 de Havilland DH.10 Amiens twin-engined biplane day bombers. The first seven DH ...
The Cherry is kit-built from plans, with some components provided. [2] By 2010, more than 240 sets of plans had been sold and over 100 aircraft completed. [1] In mid-2010, 76 were registered in Europe west of Russia, [5] [6] flying in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Slovenia and the UK.
The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Le Bourget Airport, Paris to Croydon. Another aircraft was dispatched from Paris to take the six passengers on to Croydon. [11] 30 November 1921 Farman F.60 Goliath F-GEAD of CGEA was damaged in a forced landing at Smeeth, Kent. The aircraft was repaired and returned to ...