Engineering:Thaden T-1
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| Thaden T-1 Argonaut | |
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| Role | Cabin monoplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Thaden Metal Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Herbert von Thaden |
| First flight | 15 January 1928 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Thaden T-1 Argonaut was a 1920s United States eight-seat all-metal cabin monoplane, built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California .[1]
Description and history
The Thaden T-1 was a high-wing strut-braced monoplane, constructed of corrugated aluminum, and powered by a 425 hp (317 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine.[1] It had a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailskid.[2] Only one example was built (X3902); its first flight was on 15 January 1928, and its final flight ended in 1933 in a crash in Alaska.[2] In 1986, the wrecked fuselage was recovered, and is now on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California.[3]
Specifications
Data from aerofiles.com[2]
General characteristics
- Capacity: 8
- Length: 10.75 m (35 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 16.16 m (53 ft 0 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial piston engine, 317 kW (425 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph, 117 kn)
See also
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References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orbis 1985, p. 3000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "American airplanes - Ta - Th". www.aerofiles.com. 30 January 2009. http://www.aerofiles.com/_ta.html.
- ↑ "Louise M. Thaden and Herbert V. Thaden Aviation Pioneers". http://thaden.org.
- Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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