| 词条 | Hordern-Richmond Autoplane | |||||||||||||||
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The Hordern-Richmond Autoplane was a 1930s British twin engined two seat cabin touring monoplane designed by Edmund Hordern, and constructed by Heston Aircraft Company Ltd.
DevelopmentThe Autoplane was designed by Edmund G. Hordern in collaboration with Frederick Duke of Richmond and Gordon, and built in 1936 by Heston Aircraft Company at Heston Aerodrome near London. The aircraft was planned to be manufactured and marketed by Hordern-Richmond Aircraft Ltd that was formed by the co-designers in April 1937. Construction was primarily wooden, with plywood skinned frames. The wings were cantilever, and could be folded outboard of the engines.[1] The fixed main undercarriage legs were inline with the engines, with no brakes and a simple tail skid. The Autoplane was fitted with a control system by which all manoeuvres could be carried out using one hand. At the top of each of the normal control columns there was a small wheel which took the place of the more usual rudder bar or pedals. No wing flaps or pilot-operated trimmers were provided. Operational historyRegistered G-AEOG, an Authorisation to Fly was issued on 16 October 1936, and the Autoplane was piloted by Edmund Hordern on its first flight at Heston Aerodrome on 28 October 1936. It was based at Goodwood airfield after flight testing at Heston. It was owned by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon until 14 April 1938, and then by Hordern-Richmond Aircraft Ltd at Denham Aerodrome. The aircraft's colour scheme is believed to be as follows: Fuselage, fin, rudder and nacelles dark blue, lettering G-AEOG with a white outline. Wings and stabiliser silver with dark blue lettering. It was grounded during World War II. Hordern-Richmond merged with Lang Propellers of Weybridge, and a new factory was built at Haddenham, near Thame, Buckinghamshire. The engineless remains of the Autoplane were stored in the roof of the Haddenham factory, but further details of its fate are not known.[2][3] Specifications{{aircraft specifications|plane or copter?= plane |jet or prop?= prop |ref Air-Britain Archive Summer 2007 |crew=2 |payload main= |payload alt= |payload more= |length main= 24 ft 6 in |length alt= 7.47 m |span main= 43 ft 4 in |span alt= 11 m |height main= |height alt= |area main= |area alt= |airfoil= Goettingen 387 |empty weight main= 1,125 lb |empty weight alt= 510 kg |loaded weight main= 1,750 lb |loaded weight alt= 794 kg |useful load main= |useful load alt= |max takeoff weight main= |max takeoff weight alt= |max takeoff weight more= |more general= Folded width: 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m) |engine (prop)= Continental A-40-5 4-cylinder horizontally-opposed engines driving fixed pitch propellers |type of prop= |number of props= 2 |power main= 40 hp |power alt= 30 kW |power original= |power more= |propeller or rotor?=propeller |propellers= |number of propellers per engine= |propeller diameter main= |propeller diameter alt= |max speed main= 98 mile/h |max speed alt= 158 km/h |max speed more= |cruise speed main= 85 mile/h |cruise speed alt= 136 km/h |cruise speed more |stall speed main= 35-40 mph |stall speed alt= 56-64 km/h |stall speed more= |never exceed speed main= |never exceed speed alt= |range main= 141 miles |range alt= 227 km |ferry range main= |ferry range alt= |ferry range more= |ceiling main= |ceiling alt= |climb rate main= |climb rate alt= |loading main= |loading alt= |thrust/weight= |power/mass main= |power/mass alt= |more performance= }} Notes1. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Flying Magazine|date=November 1946|page=40}} {{refbegin}}{{refend}}2. ^{{cite journal |last= Meaden, Jack |title= Air-Britain Archive |publisher= Air-Britain |location= UK |date= Summer 2007 |page= 2007/083}} 3. ^http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=AEOG References
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