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The '''Barkley-Grow T8P-1''' was an [[airliner]] developed in the [[United States]] shortly before the [[World War II|Second World War]]. Although it saw limited production, the type was well-received as a [[bush plane]] in [[Canada]].
The '''Barkley-Grow T8P-1''' was an [[airliner]] developed in the [[United States]] shortly before the [[World War II|Second World War]]. Although it saw limited production, the type was well-received as a [[bush plane]] in [[Canada]].


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Like its two main competitors, the [[Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior]] and the [[Beech 18]], the T8P-1 was originally designed to a 1935 [[Bureau of Air Commerce]] specification (eventually won by the Lockheed entry).<ref name="Dibnah p. 7"/>
Like its two main competitors, the [[Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior]] and the [[Beech 18]], the T8P-1 was originally designed to a 1935 [[Bureau of Air Commerce]] specification (eventually won by the Lockheed entry).<ref name="Dibnah p. 7"/>
[[File:Barkley-Grow T8P-1 floatplane.jpg|thumb| right|Barkley-Grow T8P-1 aircraft ''CF-BMW'' of Yukon Southern on floats on an Albertan lake in 1942]]
[[File:Barkley-Grow T8P-1 floatplane.jpg|thumb|right|Barkley-Grow T8P-1 aircraft ''CF-BMW'' of Yukon Southern on floats on an Albertan lake in 1942]]


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
Sales in the US were disappointing, only 11 being built, and most machines (seven) were sold to Canada, where the fixed undercarriage was no obstacle to the fitting of skis or pontoons. One was selected for a record flight from Washington D.C. to Peru, and another was used in the Antarctic by the US Navy.
Sales in the US were disappointing, only 11 being built, and most machines (seven) were sold to Canada, where the fixed undercarriage was no obstacle to the fitting of skis or pontoons. One was selected for a record flight from Washington D.C. to Peru, and another was used in the Antarctic by the US Navy.


In 1942 A T8P-1 flown by [[Maritime Central Airways]] was used in the rescue attempt of survivors of a B-17 on the [[Greenland]] ice shelf. The aircraft was fitted with skis but force-landed on the ice on 22 December 1942 after encountering strong headwinds. The T8P-1 broke through the ice and sank leaving the pilots to be rescued by [[Inuit]] tribesmen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greenland Air Crash|url=http://www.warcovers.dk/greenland/crash_list.htm|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes|author=Mitchell Zuckoff}}</ref><ref>http://librarum.org/book/35333/88{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 1942 A T8P-1 flown by [[Maritime Central Airways]] was used in the rescue attempt of survivors of a B-17 on the [[Greenland]] ice shelf. The aircraft was fitted with skis but force-landed on the ice on 22 December 1942 after encountering strong headwinds. The T8P-1 broke through the ice and sank leaving the pilots to be rescued by [[Inuit]] tribesmen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greenland Air Crash|url=http://www.warcovers.dk/greenland/crash_list.htm|accessdate=25 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes|author=Mitchell Zuckoff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://librarum.org/book/35333/88 |title=Page 88 General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors Librarum.org |website=librarum.org |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140925045056/http://librarum.org/book/35333/88 |archive-date=25 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Surviving aircraft==
==Surviving aircraft==
* 8 – On static display at [[The Hangar Flight Museum]] in [[Calgary, Alberta]].<ref name="THFM">{{cite web|title=BARKLEY GROW T8P-1|url=http://www.thehangarmuseum.ca/exhibits/barkley-grow-t8p-1|website=The Hangar Flight Museum|publisher=The Hangar Flight Museum|accessdate=23 October 2017}}</ref>
* 1 – T8P-1 in storage at the [[Reynolds-Alberta Museum]] in [[Wetaskiwin, Alberta]].<ref name="THFM" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation |url=https://reynoldsmuseum.ca/aviation |website=Reynolds Museum |publisher=Government of Alberta |accessdate=1 December 2019}}</ref>
* 3 – T8P-1 on static display at the [[Alberta Aviation Museum]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Barkley Grow|url=http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com/otw_pm_portfolio/barkley-grow|website=Alberta Aviation Museum|publisher=Alberta Aviation Museum|accessdate=23 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Visschedijk |first1=Johan |title=No. 7149. Barkley-Grow T8P-1 (CF-BLV c/n 3) |url=http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Shumaker/7149.htm |website=1000aircraftphotos.com |accessdate=7 August 2018 |date=30 November 2007}}</ref> It is on loan from The Hangar Flight Museum.<ref name="THFM" />
* 1 – On display at the [[Reynolds-Alberta Museum]] in [[Wetaskiwin, Alberta]].<ref name="THFM" />
* 3 – On static display at the [[Alberta Aviation Museum]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Barkley Grow|url=http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com/otw_pm_portfolio/barkley-grow|website=Alberta Aviation Museum|publisher=Alberta Aviation Museum|accessdate=23 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Visschedijk |first1=Johan |title=No. 7149. Barkley-Grow T8P-1 (CF-BLV c/n 3) |url=http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Shumaker/7149.htm |website=1000aircraftphotos.com |accessdate=7 August 2018 |date=30 November 2007}}</ref>
* 8 – T8P-1 (CF-BQM) on static display at [[The Hangar Flight Museum]] in [[Calgary, Alberta]].<ref name="THFM">{{cite web|title=BARKLEY GROW T8P-1|url=https://www.thehangarmuseum.ca/our-collections/barkley-grow-t8p-1|website=The Hangar Flight Museum|publisher=The Hangar Flight Museum|accessdate=23 October 2017}}</ref>


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
[[File:Barkley-Grow_T8P_3-view_L'Aerophile_February_1936.jpg|thumb|Barkley-Grow T8P 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile February 1936]]
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==See also==
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* [[Lockheed Model 10 Electra]]
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T8P-1
CF-BLV while under restoration at the Aero Space Museum, Calgary, Alberta c. 2000
General information
TypeAirliner
ManufacturerBarkley-Grow Aircraft
Designer
Number built11
History
First flightApril 1937

The Barkley-Grow T8P-1 was an airliner developed in the United States shortly before the Second World War. Although it saw limited production, the type was well-received as a bush plane in Canada.

Design and development

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Typical for the era, the Barkley-Grow T8P-1 was a low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction with a twin tail (an additional third tail was installed, à la Lockheed Constellation, when fitted with floats). The T8P (standing for Transport, 8 Passenger) was designed to be simple and rugged, thus the main units of the tailwheel undercarriage were not retractable, and this may have negatively impacted the type's reception in the marketplace.[citation needed] A novel design feature, however, was the wing structure. Barkley used what might be called a "horizontal cell" technique that has no ribs or spars. Long tapered strips of aluminium were bent to form V shapes which were then riveted tip to tip to form an "X". These "X"s are riveted inside the wing side by side to produce the long "cells". This wing structure was unique to the Barkley-Grow and according to mechanics who worked on the aircraft it was very light, very stiff, very expensive to build, and difficult to repair if damaged, but it gave no problems in service.[1]

Like its two main competitors, the Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior and the Beech 18, the T8P-1 was originally designed to a 1935 Bureau of Air Commerce specification (eventually won by the Lockheed entry).[1]

Barkley-Grow T8P-1 aircraft CF-BMW of Yukon Southern on floats on an Albertan lake in 1942

Operational history

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Sales in the US were disappointing, only 11 being built, and most machines (seven) were sold to Canada, where the fixed undercarriage was no obstacle to the fitting of skis or pontoons. One was selected for a record flight from Washington D.C. to Peru, and another was used in the Antarctic by the US Navy.

In 1942 A T8P-1 flown by Maritime Central Airways was used in the rescue attempt of survivors of a B-17 on the Greenland ice shelf. The aircraft was fitted with skis but force-landed on the ice on 22 December 1942 after encountering strong headwinds. The T8P-1 broke through the ice and sank leaving the pilots to be rescued by Inuit tribesmen.[2][3][4]

Surviving aircraft

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Specifications

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Barkley-Grow T8P 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile February 1936

Data from General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors[9]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Capacity: 6 passengers
  • Length: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
  • Wingspan: 50 ft 8+3⁄4 in (15.462 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.934 m)
  • Wing area: 354 sq ft (32.9 m2)
  • Empty weight: 5,365 lb (2,434 kg)
  • Gross weight: 8,750 lb (3,969 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 160 US gal (130 imp gal; 610 L) normal, 220 US gal (180 imp gal; 830 L) with optional tanks
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior SB 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 400 hp (300 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 225 mph (362 km/h, 196 kn) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)
  • Cruise speed: 204 mph (328 km/h, 177 kn) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)
  • Range: 470–630 mi (760–1,010 km, 410–550 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,300 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,420 ft/min (7.2 m/s)

See also

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Related lists

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b "Dibnah, Larry. "The Barkley-Grow T8P-1. (In My Travels)." Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine The Patrician, Victoria Flying Club, February 2007. Retrieved: December 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "Greenland Air Crash". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ Mitchell Zuckoff. Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes.
  4. ^ "Page 88 General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors Librarum.org". librarum.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "BARKLEY GROW T8P-1". The Hangar Flight Museum. The Hangar Flight Museum. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Aviation". Reynolds Museum. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Barkley Grow". Alberta Aviation Museum. Alberta Aviation Museum. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  8. ^ Visschedijk, Johan (30 November 2007). "No. 7149. Barkley-Grow T8P-1 (CF-BLV c/n 3)". 1000aircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. ^ Wegg 1990, p. 172.
Bibliography
  • Gerritmas, Joop and Hazewinkel Harm. "The Barkley-Grow T8P-1." AAHS Journal 50 (4), 2005.
  • Taylor, J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989, p. 121. ISBN 0-517-10316-8.
  • Wegg, John. General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-833-X.
  • World Aircraft Information Files (File 890 Sheet 02). London: Bright Star Publishing.
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