Richard E. Young was the inventor of Spiralloy, a directional glass fibre composite material used in high-strength applications. Together with Willis C. Brown he designed and built the BY-1, a four-seat equivalent to the two-seat Luscombe Phantom parasol monoplane.[1][citation needed] After completion, a smaller lower wing was mounted below the fuselage, converting it to a sesquiplane with backward staggered wings. The lower wing also housed the retractable landing gear main wheels.[2]
The wings were fabric covered, while the fuselage was of all-metal construction and supported the non-retractable tailwheel.[3] A single Jacobs radial engine in the nose drove a two-bladed propeller.
Operational historyedit
The engine from the BY-1 was later installed in the prototype MB-10 trainer. The BY-1 was scrapped at White Rock Airport in Dallas, Texas for materials during the Second World War.[2]
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Profile of the BY-1
January 01, 1970
brown, young, also, called, columbia, sesquiplane, model, prototype, sesquiplane, from, columbia, aircraft, role, cabin, biplane, national, origin, united, states, manufacturer, columbia, aircraft, tulsa, designer, richard, young, willis, brown, introduction, . The Brown Young BY 1 also called the Columbia Sesquiplane and the Model 2 was a prototype sesquiplane from Columbia Aircraft Co BY 1 Role Cabin biplane National origin United States Manufacturer Columbia Aircraft Co Tulsa OK Designer Richard E Young Willis Brown Introduction 1936 Number built 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Specifications Brown Young BY 1 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign and development editRichard E Young was the inventor of Spiralloy a directional glass fibre composite material used in high strength applications Together with Willis C Brown he designed and built the BY 1 a four seat equivalent to the two seat Luscombe Phantom parasol monoplane 1 citation needed After completion a smaller lower wing was mounted below the fuselage converting it to a sesquiplane with backward staggered wings The lower wing also housed the retractable landing gear main wheels 2 The wings were fabric covered while the fuselage was of all metal construction and supported the non retractable tailwheel 3 A single Jacobs radial engine in the nose drove a two bladed propeller Operational history editThe engine from the BY 1 was later installed in the prototype MB 10 trainer The BY 1 was scrapped at White Rock Airport in Dallas Texas for materials during the Second World War 2 Specifications Brown Young BY 1 editData from 1 aerofile com General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 3 Powerplant 1 Jacobs L 4 Radial 225 hp 168 kW Propellers 2 bladedSee also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Beechcraft Staggerwing Luscombe PhantomReferences edit a b Aerofiles Bown Young aerofiles com 17 April 2009 a b Skyways 55 47 July 2000 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Missing or empty title help Wood Peter Rocket Science Archived from the original on 6 July 2010 Retrieved 7 January 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brown Young BY 1 Image of the BY 1 Image of the Columbia Sesquiplane Profile of the BY 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brown Young BY 1 amp oldid 1139849813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
