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44-72936 – to airworthiness by private owner in Encino, California. [275] 44-72990 (unnamed) – in storage at US Army Aviation Museum at Fort Novosel, Alabama. [citation needed] 44-73081 – in storage by private owner in Hayward, California. [276] 44-73163 – to airworthiness by private owner in Hot Springs, North Carolina. [277]
The Excalibur was designed as "clone" [1] of the Quad City Challenger II aircraft. The company took the basic Challenger design and incorporated many changes, including mounting the engine upright allowing larger propellers and the Rotax gearbox to be mounted, lengthening the tailboom and enlarging the tail vertical surface to increase stability, shortening the ailerons and replacing control ...
This aircraft was one of eight Corsairs to appear in the 1970s NBC series Baa Baa Black Sheep (later renamed Black Sheep Squadron). [107] [108] It appeared in all 35 episodes. 92304 – to airworthiness by private owner in Ione, California. [109] 92436 – to airworthiness by private owner in Hillsboro, Oregon. [110]
The design was given the designation L-049 or Excalibur A. The wings of the aircraft were similar to those used by the P-38 Lightning fighter. The aircraft was to be powered by four Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radials with the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 as the back-up. Re-designed, the Excalibur was to be priced at $450,000, making it the most ...
Maid of Harlech (41-7677) P-38F-1LO ex-49th Squadron, 14th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, in the summer of 2007 this aircraft was discovered on a beach in Wales, having been buried in the sand for 65 years. A wingtip had come off the aircraft during its belly landing, but the pilot—Second Lt. Robert F. 'Fred' Elliot—escaped unhurt.
The Sikorsky VS-44 was a large four-engined flying boat built in the United States in the early 1940s by Sikorsky Aircraft. Based on the XPBS-1 patrol bomber, the VS-44 was designed primarily for the transatlantic passenger market, with a capacity of 40+ passengers. Three units were produced: Excalibur, Excambian, and Exeter, plus two XPBS-1 ...
Data from General characteristics Crew: two Capacity: 32 passengers Length: 74 ft 11.5 in (22.847 m) Wingspan: 95 ft 0 in (28.96 m) Wing area: 1,000 sq ft (93 m 2) Empty weight: 26,424 lb (11,986 kg) Gross weight: 40,000 lb (18,144 kg) Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S4C-4-G piston engine, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each Performance See also Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and ...
Commonwealth Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturer from Valley Stream, New York. Originally Rearwin Aircraft & Engines of Kansas City, the company was renamed in 1942 after it was purchased by a new owner. [1]: 199 During World War II, Commonwealth primarily made combat gliders under contract to the Waco Aircraft Company.