Fleet Model 80 Canuck
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Fleet Model 80 Canuck
Dans la série monomoteur monoplan aile haute, le Fleet 80 Canuck, vu sur Wikipedia.en
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The Fleet Model 80 Canuck is a Canadian light [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] featuring two seats in side-by-side configuration.
The Canuck was designed for the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], personal use and light commercial roles.
A total of 225 Canucks were built by two manufacturers during its thirteen year production run, with the majority being built by Fleet Aircraft between 1945 and 1947.
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The Fleet Model 80 Canuck is a Canadian light [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] featuring two seats in side-by-side configuration.
The Canuck was designed for the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], personal use and light commercial roles.
A total of 225 Canucks were built by two manufacturers during its thirteen year production run, with the majority being built by Fleet Aircraft between 1945 and 1947.
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Design and development
The Canuck originated with the Noury N-75, designed by Bob Noury which first flew in 1944 at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The "home-built" N-75 was a conventional high-wing [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] design with a welded-steel [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with fabric covering, looking not unlike a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
However, the side-by-side seating in the original design was unusual for aircraft of its time even though it was a far better arrangement for instruction.
Noury also experimented with a tandem-seat arrangement on a following prototype but had only built three aircraft when he sold the Noury N-75 rights to the Fleet Aircraft Company in 1945.
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Fleet undertook some minor design changes, principally relocating the fuel tank, adding a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] above the cabin, lowering the front fuselage profile and replacing the original [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with a slightly more powerful C-85 engine.
The Noury N-75 was tested in its new configuration; it first flew on 26 September 1945 with Fleet Test Pilot Tommy Williams at the controls.
Following modifications to the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to increase its size, the prototype, newly renamed, emerged as the Fleet Model 80 Canuck, and entered production.
The Canuck originated with the Noury N-75, designed by Bob Noury which first flew in 1944 at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The "home-built" N-75 was a conventional high-wing [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] design with a welded-steel [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with fabric covering, looking not unlike a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
However, the side-by-side seating in the original design was unusual for aircraft of its time even though it was a far better arrangement for instruction.
Noury also experimented with a tandem-seat arrangement on a following prototype but had only built three aircraft when he sold the Noury N-75 rights to the Fleet Aircraft Company in 1945.
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Fleet undertook some minor design changes, principally relocating the fuel tank, adding a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] above the cabin, lowering the front fuselage profile and replacing the original [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with a slightly more powerful C-85 engine.
The Noury N-75 was tested in its new configuration; it first flew on 26 September 1945 with Fleet Test Pilot Tommy Williams at the controls.
Following modifications to the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to increase its size, the prototype, newly renamed, emerged as the Fleet Model 80 Canuck, and entered production.
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Operational history
Although the aircraft were well built, strong performers and versatile; able to be flown with floats or skis to increase its
utility, after a spurt in sales, they did not sell well.
In trying to market the Fleet Canuck as either a private aircraft or a trainer, there were several obstacles:
After initial sales to flying clubs, charter companies and private owners began to falter, Fleet ran into financial problems.
In 1947, Canuck production by Fleet was terminated.
Over the next ten years a number of aircraft were built up from components by Leavens Brothers in Toronto with total series production finishing at 224 in 1958.
Several have been re-engined with the 100 hp (75 kW) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
In September 2010 there were 77 Canucks registered in Canada with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
Although the aircraft were well built, strong performers and versatile; able to be flown with floats or skis to increase its
utility, after a spurt in sales, they did not sell well.
In trying to market the Fleet Canuck as either a private aircraft or a trainer, there were several obstacles:
- In the immediate postwar period, surplus ex-military aircraft were cheaply available in large numbers[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
- Ex-serviceman and civilians were more interested in careers and families than luxury items[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
- Training aircraft were not in demand since thousands of ex-military pilots were out of work.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
After initial sales to flying clubs, charter companies and private owners began to falter, Fleet ran into financial problems.
In 1947, Canuck production by Fleet was terminated.
Over the next ten years a number of aircraft were built up from components by Leavens Brothers in Toronto with total series production finishing at 224 in 1958.
Several have been re-engined with the 100 hp (75 kW) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
In September 2010 there were 77 Canucks registered in Canada with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
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Aircraft on display
In 1995, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] issued Coin #11, a $20 dollar silver commemorative coin in its aviation series, recognizing the Fleet 80 Canuck and its original designer, J. Omer Noury, featured in a gold-inlay cameo insert.
In 1995, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] issued Coin #11, a $20 dollar silver commemorative coin in its aviation series, recognizing the Fleet 80 Canuck and its original designer, J. Omer Noury, featured in a gold-inlay cameo insert.
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Variants
- Fleet 80 Canuck : Two-seat sports and light touring aircraft.
- Fleet 81 : Three-seat light touring aircraft. One built.
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Specifications
Data from Canada Aviation and Space Museum[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] & Canadian Air & Space Museum[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
General characteristics
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General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
- Height: 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
- Empty weight: 858 lb (389 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,480 lb (671 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] four cylinder horizontally-opposed aircraft engine, 85 hp (63 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 111 mph (179 km/h; 96 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (87 kn; 160 km/h)
- Range: 300 mi (261 nmi; 483 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
- Rate of climb: 550 ft/min (2.8 m/s)
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