Taylorcraft 450 ARF (model aircraft)

"Taylorcraft Aviation is an airplane manufacturer that has been producing aircraft for almost seventy years in several locations. The company builds small single-engine airplanes known for their speed and efficiency on limited horsepower engines. The Taylorcraft design is a conventional layout, high wing, fabric covered, two seat aircraft. Of interest is that the basic design has remained unchanged since 1936, yet this same design is still relevant and viable as a personal sport aircraft today.

During World War II, many light aircraft were used for training, liaison, and observation purposes. Taylorcraft's DCO-65 model was called the L-2 by the United States Army Air Forces and served alongside the military version of the Piper Cub in WW2.

After the war, production boomed until the company reorganized in 1946, and produced few aircraft during the 1950s.

Taylor formed his own company in 1935 as Taylor Aircraft Company, renamed Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation in 1939. Meanwhile, a disasastrous factory fire brought production of the Cub J-2 to a halt, and Piper bought the company out. It was placed back in production as the Piper J-3 Cub, becoming the iconic aircraft of general aviation in the '30s and '40s; to the uninitiated, any light plane might be a Cub.

By contrast, the Taylorcraft was faster, more comfortable, more attractive, and more modern. Piper and his updated Cub were also vindicated, selling far more aircraft and creating the icon of private airplanes for all time.

Aircraft produced (incomplete)
Taylor Cub, A, L-2, DCO-65, BC-65, BC-12, BC-12D-1 ("Ace"), BD-12, F-19, F-21A ("Sportsman") F-21B, F-22A, F-22B, F-22C, Taylor Sport
This information found: Wikipedia Encylopedia

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