The Taylor Titch is a British fixed-wing homebuilt aircraft, developed in the 1960s by J.F. Taylor. , examples are still being built and flown.
Development
thumb|Taylor Titch at Popham,Hants. c. 2013.
Taylor designed the Titch as an entry in the 1964 Midget Racer Design Competition promoted by Rollason.
Taylor built the prototype, registered G-ATYO, at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex between 1965 and 1966. The Titch first flew at Southend Airport on 4 January 1967.
The designer John Taylor was killed when the prototype Titch crashed at Southend on 16 May 1967. The marketing of plans for both his aircraft designs were taken on by his wife and later his son.
, 40 examples had been completed and flown.
Design
The Titch is a single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane of all wood construction, similar to the Monoplane. It has fewer metal fittings than the earlier design, and full size wing rib plans are supplied for the tapered wing panels. With a cruise speed in the region of 160 mph (260 km/h), it is an effective cross-country touring aircraft, and is also fully aerobatic. Many builders install a Continental or Lycoming engine, some examples have been built with Rotax, and Walter Mikron engines.
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