Taylor Monoplane

J.T.1 Monoplane
	Taylor J.T.1 built in 1971
Role	home build aircraft
Designer	John Taylor
First flight	4 July 1959
Number built	110 (2015)

The Taylor J.T.1 Monoplane is a British fixed-wing aircraft design for a homebuilt aircraft, developed in the 1950s by J.F. Taylor.^[2]

History[edit]

The J.T.1 Monoplane was designed by John Taylor in 1956 and the prototype (registered G-APRT) was built by him at Ilford, Essex between 1958-1959. It flew for the first time on 4 July 1959 ^[3] at White Waltham. At that time it represented the first post war homebuilt design to come from England.

Construction[edit]

It was designed to be constructed in small spaces with the minimum of tools and material cost, requiring only average building skills from the constructor. It is aimed exclusively at the lower power range such as the 40 hp (30 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine, therefore giving economy with an acceptable cruise speed. It is semi- aerobatic.

Operation[edit]

The airframe of the J.T.1 Monoplane was proof loaded to verify the stress calculations and no modification has ever been introduced since the prototype was approved. The total number flying to date is over 110 examples.^[2]

As a result of a request for an aircraft with higher performance than the Taylor Monoplane, Taylor designed a high performance single-seater, the Taylor Titch. Taylor built the prototype, registered G-ATYO, at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex between 1965 and 1966; the Titch first flew at Southend Airport on 4 January 1967.^[4]

Specifications[edit]

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83^[5]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
Wingspan: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
Height: 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
Wing area: 76 sq ft (7.06 m²)
Empty weight: 410 lb (186 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 610 lb (276 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × J.A.P. two-cylinder piston, 38 hp (28 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed: 90 mph (145 km/h, 78 kn)
Stall speed: 38 mph (62 km/h, 33 kn)
Never exceed speed: 130 mph (209 km/h, 113 kn)
Range: 230 mi (370 km, 200 nmi)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 129. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ ^a ^b Bayerl and Berkemeier et al. 2011, p. 122.
^ Taylor 1988, p. 548.
^ Purdy 1998, p. 267.
^ Taylor 1982, p. 522.

Bibliography[edit]

Bayerl, Robby, Martin Berkemeier et al. World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12. Lancaster UK: WDLA UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X.
Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter: Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition. Benicia, California: BAI Communications, 1998. ISBN 978-0-96364-093-2.
Taylor, John W. R., ed. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.
Taylor, John W. R., ed. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988–1989. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, 1988. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.

External links[edit]

Taylortitch.co.uk (particularly "Taylor Monoplane"
"Taylor Monoplane", (review), Bob Grimstead, Kitplanes, May 19, 2009
"The Taylor Monoplane - The Perfect Antidote To a Boring Day," Willie Bodenstein, Pilot's Post
"Taylor Monoplane," Plane and Pilot, January 28, 2016
"LAA TYPE ACCEPTANCE DATA SHEET 055: Taylor JT.1 Monoplane," Light Aircraft Association
Taylor Monoplane discussion board, Recreational Flying

[WDLA15-1] Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 129. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X

[WDLA11-2] Bayerl and Berkemeier et al. 2011, p. 122.

[Janes88-89-3] Taylor 1988, p. 548.

[Aerocrafter-4] Purdy 1998, p. 267.

[Janes_82_p522-5] Taylor 1982, p. 522.

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