Bill-Higdon
Well-Known Member
Found this "joined wing design This morning. Aerofiles.com has the following
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SC 1931 = 2pOswB; 95hp Cirrus Mark III Hi-Drive; span: 50'0" length: 22'10" load: 440#. A radical, high-aspect-ratio design with a 2'0"-chord top wing that was hardly more than an airfoil-shaped box spar with an aluminum leading edge and a fabric trailing edge. In addition, airfoil lifting struts added to the ship's unusual aspect ratio of 25 (standard gliders settle for 20). Reportedly test-flown briefly, but substantive data are lacking. [435V] c/n 1.
Ben Brown SC [682H] (AAHS archives)
Ben Brown SC minus its propeller [682H] (Challenge)
Ben Brown SC taking-off (film clip)
SC Diamond Wing) 1932 = 1pCswB; Cirrus(?) pusher. Tandem-winged evolution of the previous. POP: 1 [682H]. Despite its ungainly appearance, it flew quite well. The "Aeronautical Oddities" video sold by EAA includes some newsreel footage of it in flight."
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SC 1931 = 2pOswB; 95hp Cirrus Mark III Hi-Drive; span: 50'0" length: 22'10" load: 440#. A radical, high-aspect-ratio design with a 2'0"-chord top wing that was hardly more than an airfoil-shaped box spar with an aluminum leading edge and a fabric trailing edge. In addition, airfoil lifting struts added to the ship's unusual aspect ratio of 25 (standard gliders settle for 20). Reportedly test-flown briefly, but substantive data are lacking. [435V] c/n 1.
Ben Brown SC [682H] (AAHS archives)
Ben Brown SC minus its propeller [682H] (Challenge)
Ben Brown SC taking-off (film clip)
SC Diamond Wing) 1932 = 1pCswB; Cirrus(?) pusher. Tandem-winged evolution of the previous. POP: 1 [682H]. Despite its ungainly appearance, it flew quite well. The "Aeronautical Oddities" video sold by EAA includes some newsreel footage of it in flight."
