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Like probably several among you, I know that the famous twin-boom Burnelli UB-14 of 1935 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnelli_UB-14) had UB letters for Uppercu-Burnelli. I thought that Vincent Burnelli, that made lifting-fuselage aircraft for a long time previously had joined the financial side of some Mr Uppercu. BUT I found a 1934-36 patent of such airplane by inventor Inglis Uppercu for the Burnelli Aircraft Ltd. see http://www.google.com/patents?id=OxRoAAAAEBAJ
So… Is Mr Uppercu the designer and Mr Burnelli the finance leader or manufacturer? I feel puzzled (note the half-flying-boat side, of a landplane with a keel part to soften crash/alight on the Ocean…).
(PS. I did not post it in the patent part of the forum because this airplane is not a weird invention, the issue is more to understand the story of Uppercu-Burnelli designs in general.)
So… Is Mr Uppercu the designer and Mr Burnelli the finance leader or manufacturer? I feel puzzled (note the half-flying-boat side, of a landplane with a keel part to soften crash/alight on the Ocean…).
(PS. I did not post it in the patent part of the forum because this airplane is not a weird invention, the issue is more to understand the story of Uppercu-Burnelli designs in general.)