ANEC IV
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | ANEC IV |
| image | ANEC IV photo NACA Aircraft Circular No.21.jpg |
| caption | |
| type | light aircraft |
| manufacturer | Air Navigation and Engineering Company Limited |
| designer | John Bewsher |
| first_flight | 1926 |
| retired | 1928 |
| number_built | 1 |
| :: |
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The ANEC IV Missel Thrush was a 1920s British two-seat light aircraft built by Air Navigation and Engineering Company Limited at Addlestone Surrey.
History
The ANEC IV biplane was designed by John Bewsher for the 1926 Lympne light aircraft trial for two seaters fitted with engines of less than 170 lb. It did not make the competition as the undercarriage collapsed in a taxiing accident. In 1927 the only aircraft built (registered G-EBPI) was sold to a private owner who replaced the original Blackburne Thrush radial engine with an Armstrong Siddeley Genet II engine. The owner was killed and the aircraft destroyed while competing in the 1928 King's Cup Race.
Operators
- : Private owners
Specifications (ANEC IV)
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|ref=British Civil Aviation since 1919 Volume I |prime units?=imp General characteristics
|crew=2 |length ft=21 |length in=6 |length note= |span ft=28 |span in=0 |span note= |height ft=8 |height in=0 |height note= |wing area sqft=210 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight lb=1150 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= Powerplant
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Blackburne Thrush |eng1 type=3-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine |eng1 hp=35 |eng1 note=
|prop blade number=2 |prop name=fixed-pitch propeller |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop dia note= Performance
|max speed mph=80 |max speed note= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed note= |stall speed mph= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed note= |range miles= |range note= |ferry range miles= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |thrust/weight=
|more performance=
References
References
- (1973). "British Civil Aviation since 1919 Volume I". Putnam.
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