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Bi-mono
F Hills & Sons · Experimental · United Kingdom · WWII (1939–1945)
The Hillson Bi-mono was a British experimental aircraft of the 1940s. It was designed to test the idea of "slip-wings", where the aircraft could take off as a biplane, jettison the upper, disposable wing, and continue flying as a monoplane. A single example was built, which successfully demonstrated jettisoning of the slip wing in flight.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Experimental
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Manufacturer
- F Hills & Sons
- Service Entry
- 1941
- Produced
- 1
- Engine
- 1× air-cooled six-cylinder inline engine
- Thrust / Power
- 200 hp
- Length (ft)
- 19
- Wingspan (ft)
- 20
- MTOW (lb)
- 1940