The story
Bought out of his own Cub company in 1935, C.G. Taylor set out to build a better personal airplane. The result was the Model A of 1936, a refined Cub with two seats side by side and the same 40 hp Continental A-40. Alliance, Ohio lent him the old Hess-Argo factory rent-free, William C. Young joined as partner in April 1937, and the plane sold as the Taylor-Young A. A 1938 reorganization added craft to the name, and 606 were built before the Model B replaced it.
In late 1937 the people of Alliance bought more than 35,000 shares of company stock to keep their new airplane factory going.
Quick answers
How do you identify a Taylorcraft A?
A high-wing two-seater with the occupants sitting shoulder to shoulder, so you see two heads abreast where a Cub shows one behind the other. It looks very close to the later Taylorcraft B, which kept the same layout; the A is the low-powered original with the tiny 40 hp Continental, and fewer than 50 remain on the US register.
What does a Taylorcraft A sound like?
The same faint 40 hp Continental putter as an early Cub.
How fast is the Taylorcraft A?
Top speed is 79 kts (91 mph).
How many passengers does the Taylorcraft A carry?
Up to 1. A typical layout is Two seats side by side.
How far can the Taylorcraft A fly?
Range is about 209 nmi.
How big is the Taylorcraft A?
It is 22 ft 0 in long and 36 ft 0 in across the wings.
When did the Taylorcraft A first fly?
Its first flight was in 1936.
How many Taylorcraft As have been built?
606 built.
How rare is a Taylorcraft A in Bogey?
COMMON. Everyday traffic. You will catch plenty of these, and every first catch still counts. Your first Taylorcraft A catch is worth 25 points.
