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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Taylorcraft B
| image = TaylorcraftBC12-DN9558101.JPG
| caption = Taylorcraft B. Photo: Ahunt at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via [[commons:File:TaylorcraftBC12-DN9558101.JPG|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Taylorcraft
| type = Light aircraft
| faa_registered = 1,535 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = one, one passenger
| engine = Continental C-85, 85 hp
| cruise = 110 mph (Taylorcraft 19)
| range = 300 mi (Taylorcraft 19)
| ceiling = 17,000 ft (Taylorcraft 19)
| gross_weight = 1,500 lb (Taylorcraft 19)
| developed_from = Taylorcraft Model A
| category = Piston singles
}}

The '''Taylorcraft B''' is a light, single-engine, high-wing airplane with two seats side by side, built by the Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation of Alliance, Ohio.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 1,535 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
The Model B was built in large numbers in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and could be ordered from the factory as a landplane or a floatplane. Like many light airplanes of its day, it has a welded steel-tube fuselage covered in doped fabric, with wings braced by steel-tube struts.<ref name="wp"/>

Most were bought by private pilots. Large numbers flew in the United States, many went to Canada and overseas, and many were still active in 2022.<ref name="wp"/>

== Models ==
The 1938 BC had a 50 hp Continental A-50. The 1939 BC-65 moved to a 65 hp Continental, and the 1941 BC-12-65 (the Army's L-2H) added minor structural changes and an elevator trim tab. After the war came the BC-12D "Twosome", also sold as the Traveller, with a 65 hp Continental A-65-8; it is by far the most common Taylorcraft on the U.S. register today. Seaplane versions carry an "S" in the name.<ref name="wp"/><ref name="faa"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''1,535''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| BC12-D || 993
|-
| BL-65 || 130
|-
| BC-65 || 108
|-
| BC12-65 || 102
|-
| BC12-D1 || 74
|-
| BC12D-85 || 27
|-
| BC || 17
|-
| BL12-65 || 16
|-
| BF12-65 || 14
|-
| BL || 13
|-
| BCS12-D || 10
|-
| BF-65 || 9
|-
| BF || 7
|-
| BC12D-4-85 || 6
|-
| BCS12D-4-85 || 5
|-
| BCS-65 || 2
|-
| BF-60 || 1
|-
| BCS12-65 || 1
|}
</div>

== Specifications (Taylorcraft 19) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! Taylorcraft 19
|-
| Crew || one
|-
| Passengers / capacity || one passenger
|-
| Empty weight || 860 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 1,500 lb
|-
| Fuel || 18 u.s.gal
|-
| Engine || Continental C-85, 85 hp (four-cylinder horizontally opposed aircraft engine)
|-
| Propeller || metal
|-
| Maximum speed || 120 mph
|-
| Cruise speed || 110 mph
|-
| Stall speed || 38 mph
|-
| Range || 300 mi
|-
| Service ceiling || 17,000 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 700 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:TaylorcraftBC12-D.jpg|Taylorcraft BC12-D. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Taylorcraft BC-12-D.jpg|Photograph of a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12-D with custom painted fabric taken at Phoenix Field, California in 1950. Photo: Harold Wahlberg, CC0
File:BC-12D-85.jpg|Taylorcraft BC12D-85. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:TaylorcraftBL65.jpg|Taylorcraft BL65. Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Taylorcraft B ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylorcraft_B Taylorcraft B]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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