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The Williams-Cangie WC-1 Sundancer is an American homebuilt biplane racing aircraft that was designed by Art Williams and Carl Cangie and built by Ralph Thenhaus in 1974. Plans were at one time available from Williams' company, the Williams Aircraft Design Co of Northridge, California. Only one was built.〔Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 160. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0〕 ==Design and development== The WC-1 Sundancer features an unusual biplane layout, with the upper wing just below the cockpit canopy and the lower gull wing mounted at the bottom of the fuselage. The wings are joined by a single interplane strut. It has a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The fuselage was derived from the Bushby Midget Mustang.〔 The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet, with the fuselage flush riveted stressed skin. Its span wing has no flaps. The engine used was the Lycoming O-290-D2 powerplant.〔 The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is .〔 On its first flight the WC-1 set a national class record of .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Williams-Cangie WC-1 Sundancer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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