Bartlett Zephyr

LC-13A Zephyr
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Manufacturer	Bartlett Aircraft
Designer	Vearne C. Babcock
Number built	ca. 4

The Bartlett Zephyr was a United States light civil aircraft built in the 1940s. It was a mid-wing braced monoplane of conventional design with side-by-side seating for two and fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. It was originally marketed as the Babcock LC-13 by its original manufacturer, then as the Taubman LC-13 when the Babcock Airplane Corporation was acquired by Taubman Aircraft. The rights were finally acquired by Bartlett Aircraft in 1941, but plans to mass-produce it were halted by the outbreak of World War II. There was a brief attempt to revive the design at the end of the war, but nothing came of this.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
• Wingspan: 30 ft 9 in (9.38 m)
• Powerplant: × Franklin 6A4-150-B3 piston engine, 150 hp (112 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 mph (240 km/h)
• Range: 500 miles (800 km)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 m)

References

• aerofiles.com

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