“Turner T-40”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Turner T-40 is a wooden, single-seat, homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Eugene L. "Gene" Turner, first flying on 3 April 1961 (his birthday).^[1]

Design and development

The T-40 was designed to be a simple to build, all wood aircraft with folding wings. The prototype was modified several times from a single-seat aircraft to a two-place. It also was modified with a bubble canopy and for one flight only, canard control surfaces.^[2]

The T-40 has conventional landing gear. The canopy on the original T-40 single seat version was modeled using the NACA X-2 canopy as a guide.^[3] The majority of the wood used for structural components is Douglas fir. The wing and fuselage skins are plywood. The fuel tank is made of fiberglass. For control an all flying tail is used with anti-servo tabs. The dual spar, laminar flow wings can be folded for storage.^[4]

Operational history

The prototype T-40, named "Ophelia Bumps",^[5] won the 1961 EAA Outstanding Design Award, second place in the 1962 EAA Design Competition, the Lockheed-Marietta Georgia Award for Outstanding Workmanship, the EAA Outstanding Canopy Design Trophy^[3] The prototype is now on display at the Saxon Aerospace Museum in Boron, California.^[6]

Variants

Specifications (T-40)

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References

1. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Popular Science|date=June 1970|title=All these planes you can build from plans|page=99}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Turner T-40 development|url=http://www.turnert-40airplanes.com/new_page_3.htm|accessdate=6 March 2012}}
3. ^¹{{cite journal|magazine=Sport Aviation|date=July 1965|title=Building the Turner T-40}}
4. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Sport Aviation|date=January 1962|title=Gene Turner's Wooden Beauty}}
5. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Flying|date=December 1961|page=35|author=Leo J Kohn}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Saxon Aerospace Museum Exhibits|url=http://www.saxonaerospacemuseum.com/exhibits.html|accessdate=6 March 2012}}
7. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Popular Science|date=February 1975|page=72|title=Great Sport Planes that Make Great Projects}}
8. ^Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 159. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. {{ISBN|0-918312-00-0}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Turner T-40|url=http://www.turnert-40airplanes.com/new_page_3.htm|accessdate=5 March 2012}}