The Thaden T-2 was a 1920s American four-seat all-metal cabin monoplane built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California, USA.[1]
| Thaden T-2 | |
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| Role | Cabin monoplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Thaden Metal Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Herbert von Thaden |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Number built | 1 |
Design and development
editThe Thaden Metal Aircraft Company was formed by Herbert von Thaden, a former United States Army Signal Corps pilot and engineer, to work on developing the first American all-metal aircraft. Following on from the strut-braced T-1 the T-2 was a smaller four-seat high-wing cantilever monoplane with flaps, powered by a 150 hp (112 kW) Comet radial engine.[1]
Specifications
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Data from Aero Digest August 1929[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: two or three passengers
- Length: 24 ft 11 in (7.59 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft (12 m)
- Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
- Wing area: 225 sq ft (20.9 m2)
- Fuel capacity: 50 US gal (42 imp gal; 190 L)
- Powerplant: 1 × Comet 7-D 7 cylinder radial engine, 150 hp (110 kW) at 1,800 rpm
- Propellers: 2-bladed Westinghouse Micarta
Performance
- Maximum speed: 121 mph (195 km/h, 105 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
- Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,300 m)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
- Landing speed, flaps down: 46 mph (74 km/h)
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Orbis 1985, p. 3000
- ^ Horsefall, J.E., ed. (August 1929). "American Eagle Phaeton biplane". Aero Digest. New York City: Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corp. p. 134,136.
- Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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