TAYLORCRAFT PLUS C
- Two-seat light
aircraft based on American Taylorcraft Model B design built under licence
by Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd at Thurmaston, Leics. First British-built
example flown May 3, 1939 at Ratcliffe. Eighteen civil Taylorcraft Plus
Cs impressed in July/August 1941 for service with No 651 AOP Sqn at Old
Sarum, initially powered by 85 hp Lycoming O-145-A2 engines. Fourteen
surviving aircraft modified late 1941/early 1942 to have 90 hp Blackburn
Cirrus Minor Is, when redesignated Taylorcraft Plus C/2.
Cruising speed, 90 mph (145 km/h). Gross weight, 1,300 Ib (590 kg). Span,
36 ft 0 in (10.98 m). Length, 22ft ll'h in (6.99 m).
