The Model C Speedbird (N38C or NX38C) by Merle Larson of Oakland, Ca. had a small wing (wingspan 12ft) designed to work within the slipstream of the propeller and featured very large flaps for lift.
The Speedbird aircraft was modified from a Taylorcraft BC-12.
The aircraft flew, but on that first flight on 7 December 1953 the engine stopped and the aircraft stalled. Larson escaped serious injury and later designed the (Larson-Holmes) D-1 Duster.
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