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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 1436.PDF
46 FLIGHT Studies in Recognition Aircraft in I CANADIAN designed and produced, the Noorduyn Norseman had proved itself before the war to be particularly suited to the varied and tough conditions met in the Dominion. It transported all kinds of loads from mail to mining gear and saw service with the " Mounties." Now it serves the R.C.A.F. for air-crew training in navigation, radio and reconnaissance, and is supplied to the U.S.A.A.F., as the UC-64, as a utility transport. Its power comes from a 550 h.p. Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine, and it can be fitted with wheels, floats or skis as required. Top speed is 170 m.p.h. The high strut-braced wing and the wire-braced tailplane are both of high aspect-ratio and have parallel edges and semi circular tips. Fuselage is deep and rotund, and alternative forms of undercarriage are attached to stub-wings set at a sharp anbedral angle. Dimensions: Span 51ft. 6in., length 32it., height 12ft. 2in., wing area 325 sq. ft. Noorduyn Norseman Trainer/Transport. Stinson Reliant Trainer. ORIGINALLY a four-seater commercial type widely used by private owners and business executives in America, the Stinson Reliant is in service as a navigational trainer with the Fleet Air Arm and is the AT-19 in the U.S.A.A.F. Choice of eight different civil models with a variety of radial engines ranging from the 245 h.p. Lycoming to the 450 h.p. Whirlwind or Wasp Junior were available before the war, but the military version has the 290 h.p. Lycoming R-680 engine. In general appearance the Reliant bears a strong resemblance to the Westland Lysander, especially about the wing form, but the practically straight leading edge and the single strut bracing are useful points of distinction. The longer and >, shallower fuselage, high aspect-ratio tailplane, curved rudder r trailing edge and straight undercarriage legs should also be noted. Dimensions: Span 42ft., length 30ft., height 8ft. 6im, wing area 258.5 sq. ft.
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