Heston JC.6

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type=Air observation monoplane
national origin=United Kingdom
manufacturer=Heston Aircraft Company Limited
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The Heston JC.6 was a British prototype air observation aircraft designed and built by the Heston Aircraft Company Limited, who had previously built the Napier-Heston Racer. The JC.6 was also known as the Heston A.2/45 or the Heston AOP.

Development

The JC.6 was designed and built to meet Air Ministry Specification A.2/45 for an air observation post (AOP). Heston built two prototypes, the first one flew in 1947. The JC.6 was an all-metal cantilever monoplane with twin booms and two vertical tail surfaces joined by a single horizontal tailplane. It was powered by a rear-mounted de Havilland Gipsy Queen engine fitted between the twin booms and driving a pusher propeller. The two-seat tandem cockpit was covered with a large glazed canopy. The JC.6 had a tri-cycle landing gear and the mainplane was fitted with slots and flaps to enable a STOL performance. During the evaluation trials the rival Auster AOP9 had a better performance and was ordered into the production. A further two JC.6s were not built.

A floatplane version was designed by Saunders-Roe as the Saro P.100 but was not built.

pecifications (JC.6)

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References

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* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1948/1948%20-%201424.html Flight International 2 September 1948]

External links

* [http://airwar.ru/enc/spy/jc6.html airwar.ru] (russian)