Clutton-Tabenor Easy Too
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
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|type=Sports plane
|manufacturer=Eric Clutton
|designer=Eric Clutton
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The Clutton-Tabenor Easy Too (originally the E.C.2) was a small homebuilt aircraft under development in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. It was intended to be a flying showcase for designer Eric Clutton's adaptation of the Volkswagen air-cooled engine as a geared aero-engine. The lines of the aircraft were influenced by the Percival Mew Gull racer of the 1930s, but it was to have retractable undercarriage. The wings were designed to be folded to allow the aircraft to be towed behind a car.
Work on the prototype was abandoned when Clutton emigrated to the United States and the Easy Too never flew.
Specifications (as designed)
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|crew=One pilot
|length m=5.08
|length ft=16
|length in=8
|span m=7.11
|span ft=23
|span in=4
|height m=1.37
|height ft=4
|height in=6
|empty weight kg=254
|empty weight lb=560
|gross weight kg=363
|gross weight lb=800
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Geared Volkswagen air-cooled engine
|eng1 kw=50
|eng1 hp=65
|cruise speed kmh=185
|cruise speed mph=115
|range km=644
|range miles=400
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=256 }}
- {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1978-79 |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |location=London |pages=492 }}
- {{cite book |last= Clutton |first= Eric |title=An Aeroplane named FRED |year=2003 |location=Tullahoma, Tennessee }}
See also
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Category:1970s British sport aircraft