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Zerbe Sextuplane

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Sextuplane
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin United States
Designer James Slough Zerbe
Introduction 1908
Number built 1
Developed from Zerbe Quintaplane

The Zerbe Sextuplane was an unconventional early aircraft designed by James Slough Zerbe around 1908. The aircraft mounted six wings, heavily staggered, above a framework on which the pilot sat; propulsion was provided by a single propeller mounted in a tractor configuration.[1] No record survives of the Sextuplane's performance.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Simmons, Ralph. All About Aircraft. London: Cassell & Co, 1915. p.340.
  2. ^ "Zerbe". Aerofiles. Accessed 2013-03-30.