| Constructeur(s) | | Constructeur | Construits | | Stanley R. CORCORAN Co., New Lenox (Illinois. USA) | 2 | | Nombre total de constructions | 2 |
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| Infos techniques | The 65-1 is one of the very few biplane motor gliders. The powerplants are two 8hp West Bend 820 single-cylinder go-kart engines mounted on small booms extending from aft of the cockpit, and driving two-blade fixed-pitch pusher propellers. Construction is all-metal, the single-spar wings having aluminium skinning and unbalanced piano-hinged ailerons; the upper wing has flaps along 60% of its span which can be lowered to four positions, the maximum deflection being 35°. There is a single interplane strut and bracing strut on each side. The slab-sided fuselage is built up from aluminium extrusions and is also covered with aluminium; the landing gear consists of a monowheel mounted in an under-fuselage fairing, a steerable tailwheel and two small outrigger balancing wheels under the lower wings below the interplane struts - these are actually Sears ballbearing lawnmower wheels. The pilot sits under a single-framed cockpit canopy that hinges to port for entry and exit. The prototype 65-1 had a wing area of 100sq ft and was followed by a second prototype with a wing area increased to 180sq ft and two engines mounted inboard in the fuselage and driving belt-driven propellers mounted on outriggers. |
| Histoire résumée | One of the very few biplane motor gliders, the 65-1 was designed and built by R. S Corcoran, an experienced sailplane pilot who was also the president of a company bearing his name which manufactured centrifugal pumps and other products. The 65-1 single-seater first flew in prototype form [N7558U] in October 1965. A second prototype with a wing area increased to 180sq ft and two engines mounted inboard in the fuselage and driving belt-driven propellers mounted on outriggers was built. |
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Le premier prototype 65-1 [Gliders and Sailplanes of the world]
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