Parnall Parasol

1929

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Parnall Parasol

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Specification 
 MODELParasol
 CREW2
 ENGINE1 x 226hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight1302 kg2870 lb
  Empty weight1008 kg2222 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan12.80 m42 ft 0 in
  Length9.24 m30 ft 4 in
  Height2.89 m10 ft 6 in
  Wing area27.31 m2293.96 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed177 km/h110 mph
  Ceiling8900 m29200 ft

Comments
Robert Guttman, e-mail, 04.11.2015 19:08

this was an experimental parasol winged aircraft designed to measure the aerodynamic forces on wings in flight. Two were built and flown in the early 1930s in the UK. The unusual egg-shaped object mounted on struts above the tail was a camera used to photograph the behavior of the tufts on the upper surface of the wing while in flight.

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