BAT Crow
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| F.K.28 Crow | |
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| Type | Ultralight |
| Manufacturer | British Aerial Transport Company Limited |
| Designed by | Frederick Koolhoven |
| Maiden flight | 1920 |
| Number built | 1 |
The BAT F.K.28 Crow was a British single-seat ultralight aircraft produced by British Aerial Transport Company Limited of London.
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[edit] Design and development
The smallest of designs from Frederick Koolhoven when he worked for the British Aerial Transport Company was the F.K.28 Crow. It was very small and light. Its tail surfaces were carried by two slim booms. An ABC Gnat radial engine was mounted in a pusher configuration on the wing centre section. The body was little more than the pilot's seat on a rail, and landing gear. It was designed to be dismantled for road-transport with the removal of twelve bolts. It was displayed at the First Air Traffic Exhibition in Amsterdam, but it did not fly until some time later. It only flew once and proved to be underpowered. It was scrapped in 1920.
[edit] Specifications (F.K.28 Crow)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
- Wingspan: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
- Height: 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
- Empty weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 400 lb (181 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× ABC Gnat horizontally-opposed piston engine, 40 hp (30 kw)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 75 mph (121 km/h)
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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