Nicholas Beazley NB-8G
- : United States
- : 1931
- : Armstrong-Siddely Genet
- 80
- 20 ' 3"
- 110 mph (176 km/hr)
- 1175 lbs (533 kg)
- : Static Exhibit
- : Original
The Nicholas Beazley Company was formed in 1921 by Russell Nicholas and Howard Beazley in Marshall, MO. Walter Barling, designer of the Barling Bomber joined the company in 1927 to develop his new design, the NB-3, using new concepts and construction. Tom Kirkup joined N.B. in 1929 to develop the NB-8G, a folding wing parasol with an 80 HP Armstrong Siddeley “Genet” engine. The NB-8G could reach 116 mph, take off with no hands on the controls, attain level flight with turns initiated by rudder alone, and landed hands off. Longitudinal trim could be changed by leaning forward or backward and reducing or adding power. It was available with a glass cockpit enclosure for winter flying. Fifty-seven NB-8s were produced from 1931 to 1932, and the 58th was assembled from spare parts in 1935.
N576Y, K-18, was restored to flight, after four years of work, in 1962, by Harry Wilkins and his son Jack at Elmira, NY. It attended the National AAA Fly-In at Ottumwa in 1967, was donated to the EAA museum and in 1982, was auctioned at Oshkosh to Cole Palen. (Courtesy of Joe Haynes, Texas AAA News, 1982)
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