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The Bartlett LC-13A Zephyr 150 was a
United States
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light civil aircraft built in the 1940s. It was a mid-wing braced
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
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
The Babcock Airplane Corporation was a short-lived aviation company from 1939 to 1945, located in DeLand, Florida.
History
"The Babcock Aircraft corporation was incorporated May 12, 1939, under laws of the state of Florida with an authorized cap ...
was acquired by
Taubman Aircraft Taubman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* A. Alfred Taubman (1924–2015), American businessman, investor, and philanthropist
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. The rights were finally acquired by
Bartlett Aircraft
Bartlett Aircraft Corp. was a US aircraft manufacturer founded in Rosemead, California in 1941 to build light aircraft from designs acquired from the purchase of Taubman Aircraft, who in turn bought them from Babcock Airplane Corporation.
World ...
in
1941
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, but plans to mass-produce it were halted by the outbreak of
World War II
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. There was a brief attempt to revive the design at the end of the war, but nothing came of this.
Specifications (LC-13A Zephyr 150)
See also
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California during World War II
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References
Further reading
* {{cite book , last= Taylor , first= Michael J. H. , title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation , year=1989 , publisher=Studio Editions , location=London , pages=122
External links
aerofiles.com
1940s United States civil utility aircraft
Zephyr
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Zephyr may also refer to:
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Single-engined tractor aircraft
High-wing aircraft