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| The fuselage was flat sided, with a conventional rounded decking running forward as far as the engine cowling. It tapered to the rear, more in plan than elevation and carried a tailplane with a sharply swept leading edge mounted on top of the fuselage and externally braced from below. The elevators were more rounded, and well separated to allow rudder movement. The fin and horn balanced rudder together were almost triangular, with the latter rounded at tip and base. The rear cockpit was over the trailing edge of the wing and the front cockpit at the leading edge. The Trainer was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) [[Blackburn Cirrus Minor]] four cylinder inverted in-line engine, driving a two-bladed propeller.<ref name="OH"/> | The fuselage was flat sided, with a conventional rounded decking running forward as far as the engine cowling. It tapered to the rear, more in plan than elevation and carried a tailplane with a sharply swept leading edge mounted on top of the fuselage and externally braced from below. The elevators were more rounded, and well separated to allow rudder movement. The fin and horn balanced rudder together were almost triangular, with the latter rounded at tip and base. The rear cockpit was over the trailing edge of the wing and the front cockpit at the leading edge. The Trainer was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) [[Blackburn Cirrus Minor]] four cylinder inverted in-line engine, driving a two-bladed propeller.<ref name="OH"/> |
| The Trainer's undercarriage was unusual<ref name="Flight"/><ref name="OH"/> Each wheel was mounted on a stub axle, independent of the other and swung on a V member formed from heavy duty square tubing, with its ends hinged to front and rear spar towards the outer end of the centre section, so the assembly could swing laterally. Each V plus wheel was restrained by a radius arm hinged on the front spar near the fuselage, allowing a small amount of upwards and outward travel for the wheel. The radius arms were sprung inside the fuselage.<ref name="Flight"/> In order to get the very wide track of 93 in (2.36 m), both the V and radius arms were heavily splayed and the angle between them was much smaller than normal, a cause for some concern.<ref name="OH"/> The tailskid was mounted without a fuselage aperture, to avoid the trapping of grass and dirt.<ref name="Flight"/> | The Trainer's undercarriage was unusual.<ref name="Flight"/><ref name="OH"/> Each wheel was mounted on a stub axle, independent of the other and swung on a V member formed from heavy duty square tubing, with its ends hinged to front and rear spar towards the outer end of the centre section, so the assembly could swing laterally. Each V plus wheel was restrained by a radius arm hinged on the front spar near the fuselage, allowing a small amount of upwards and outward travel for the wheel. The radius arms were sprung inside the fuselage.<ref name="Flight"/> In order to get the very wide track of 93 in (2.36 m), both the V and radius arms were heavily splayed and the angle between them was much smaller than normal, a cause for some concern.<ref name="OH"/> The tailskid was mounted without a fuselage aperture, to avoid the trapping of grass and dirt.<ref name="Flight"/> |
| The sole Trainer, registered ''G-AFZX''<ref>[http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=AFZX Registration documents of ''G-AFZX'']</ref> first flew in November 1939 with R.A. Wyndham at the controls. It seems to have flown well, though it is not known if the front seat was ever occupied or ballasted. By this time the UK was at war, so the aircraft went to the [[RAF Halton]] Squadron of the [[Air Training Corps]] in 1940 and no more was heard of it.<ref name="OH"/> | The sole Trainer, registered ''G-AFZX''<ref>[http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=AFZX Registration documents of ''G-AFZX'']</ref> first flew in November 1939 with R.A. Wyndham at the controls. Marendaz hoped to sell it to the RAF as a primary trainer, but government policy was not to buy any for this purpose, and also sufficient engines were not available.<ref>Graham Skillen; ''The All-British Marendaz Special: The Man, Cars and Aeroplanes'', Fonthill, 2018</ref> By this time the UK was at war, so the sole aircraft went to the [[RAF Halton]] Squadron of the [[Air Training Corps]] in 1940 and no more was heard of it.<ref name="OH"/> |
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