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You 've got it! It is indeed a Fairchild C123 Provider.
The beast was SLOWER than the C119 Boxcar, but had better short field performance and a shorter turning radius.
Over to you
The beast was SLOWER than the C119 Boxcar, but had better short field performance and a shorter turning radius.
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Sorry for the delay Foxmoth it is an Autogiro.
evansb you are correct
It is a Kellett Autogiro but not the YO-60 it is a photograph of the instrument panel of the XO-60 located in the NASM Collection. As you no doubt know the first contract for the supply of an autogiro for the U.S. Army was placed in 1935 on the Kellett Autogiro Corporation for the YG-1. This led to an order for seven none armed two-seater models of the observation aircraft, the O-60 (YG-1B), in 1942. The first six aircraft being the development YO-60. The seventh was an experimental aircraft designated XO-60 and was delivered for evaluation to Wright Field, Ohio in 1944. The XO-60 was the last autogiro ever delivered to the U.S. Army Air Forces.
The only material difference between the "X" and "Y" models was the landing gear. The simpler XO-60 relied on a rigid gear arrangement, while the YO-60s relied on a high-travel strut arrangement. Normally the "X" series experimental model precedes the "Y" series service test model, but in the case of the O-60 program, the reverse was true. The USAAF accepted the first YO-60s in August 1943 and the XO-60 in February 1944. This photograph is I believe a photograph of the YO-60.
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evansb you are correct
It is a Kellett Autogiro but not the YO-60 it is a photograph of the instrument panel of the XO-60 located in the NASM Collection. As you no doubt know the first contract for the supply of an autogiro for the U.S. Army was placed in 1935 on the Kellett Autogiro Corporation for the YG-1. This led to an order for seven none armed two-seater models of the observation aircraft, the O-60 (YG-1B), in 1942. The first six aircraft being the development YO-60. The seventh was an experimental aircraft designated XO-60 and was delivered for evaluation to Wright Field, Ohio in 1944. The XO-60 was the last autogiro ever delivered to the U.S. Army Air Forces.
The only material difference between the "X" and "Y" models was the landing gear. The simpler XO-60 relied on a rigid gear arrangement, while the YO-60s relied on a high-travel strut arrangement. Normally the "X" series experimental model precedes the "Y" series service test model, but in the case of the O-60 program, the reverse was true. The USAAF accepted the first YO-60s in August 1943 and the XO-60 in February 1944. This photograph is I believe a photograph of the YO-60.
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Adding to the difficulty was that I had read that the YO-60 had perspex panels beneath the pilot's feet to aid in observation, an item missing or not visible in the photo. My submission:
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Adding to the difficulty was that I had read that the YO-60 had perspex panels beneath the pilot's feet to aid in observation, an item missing or not visible in the photo.
As you rightly point out the clear sliding canopy was undercut to the fuselage side,granting excellent downward view supplemented by windows between the pilot's and observer's feet.
The windows is in the photograph however it does not show up the outside view very well due to the lighting.
cringe well done once again
Adding to the difficulty was that I had read that the YO-60 had perspex panels beneath the pilot's feet to aid in observation, an item missing or not visible in the photo.
As you rightly point out the clear sliding canopy was undercut to the fuselage side,granting excellent downward view supplemented by windows between the pilot's and observer's feet.
The windows is in the photograph however it does not show up the outside view very well due to the lighting.
cringe well done once again
