Brown-Young BY-1
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The Brown-Young BY-1, also called the Columbia Sesquiplane and the Model 2, was a prototype sesquiplane from Columbia Aircraft Co.
Design and development
Richard E. Young was the inventor of Spiralloy, a directional glass fibre composite material used in high-strength applications. Together with Willis C. Brown he designed and built the BY-1, a four-seat equivalent to the two-seat Luscombe Phantom parasol monoplane.{{cn|date=November 2019|reason=cited source does not mention Luscombe Phantom}} After completion, a smaller lower wing was mounted below the fuselage, converting it to a sesquiplane with backward staggered wings. The lower wing also housed the retractable landing gear main wheels.{{cite journal|journal=Skyways|issue=55|date=July 2000|page=47}}
The wings were fabric covered, while the fuselage was of all-metal construction and supported the non-retractable tailwheel.{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Wood|title=Rocket Science|url=http://www.nas.org/polArticles.cfm?Doc_Id=438|accessdate=7 January 2012|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100706062705/http://www.nas.org/polArticles.cfm?doc_id=438|archivedate =6 July 2010}} A single Jacobs radial engine in the nose drove a two-bladed propeller.
Operational history
The engine from the BY-1 was later installed in the prototype MB-10 trainer. The BY-1 was scrapped at White Rock Airport in Dallas, Texas for materials during the Second World War.
Specifications (Brown-Young BY-1)
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See also
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References
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External links
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- [http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Shumaker/7122.htm Image of the BY-1]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4589756623/ Image of the Columbia Sesquiplane]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4590376276/ Profile of the BY-1]
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