I fell in love with Vernon Payne's Knight Twister when I first saw the plans for a control line model of it in a magazine when I was a kid. The plans for the full size airplane became available in the late '50s and a friend and I started this one in 1961. |
KNIGHT TWISTER
by
BOB GILBERT
EAA# 4900
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| In four years of hard work
we completed the airplane. I made the first flight in May, 1964.
SPECIFICATIONS Span-upper.........15' Engine....Franklin 90 hp. Span-lower..........13' Propeller..Hartzel Length.................14' Top Speed..........120 mph. Wing Area...........60 sq. ft. Stall Speed...........90 mph. Empty weight.......575 lb. Finish was hand rubbed butyrate dope on grade A cotten. |
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The panel was
strictly basic with the addition of CHT and accelerometer.
I purchased my partner's interest early on and then flew the Twister for 130 hours before selling it in 1967. For the story of the first flight go to the next page. |
