Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe
| Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe | |
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| Role | Biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company |
| Designer | Clement Brown |
| Introduction | 1928 Detroit Aero Show[1] |
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The Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe is an American, three-passenger, semi-cabin, all-purpose, commercial biplane that was designed by Captain Clement Brown in 1928 and manufactured by Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company. The plane was intended for use as an air taxi, as well as for mail and express feeder service.[2] The Aero-Coupe was manufactured by Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company, based in Detroit, Michigan.[3] Aero-Craft Mfg. Co. was founded in 1928, and the Aero-Coupe was the first production model that was released by the company.[4] The Aero-Coupe was a "semi-cabin" aircraft: the three passengers were situated within a closed cabin in the aircraft's fuselage near the nose, while the aircraft's single pilot was positioned in an open cockpit, above and behind the passenger cabin, behind the wings.[5] The plane was first introduced to the public in 1928 during the Detroit Aero Show, also known as the All-American Aircraft Show, which occurred from April 14–21. Its price, as mentioned in Volume 20 of Flight International, was $6500, when it was first exhibited to the public.[6] It was powered by a single, seven-cylinder Warner Scarab rotary engine, which provided 120 hp. The aircraft had a range of 740 kilometres, and was capable of flying as fast as 185 km/h. The wings were of unequal span.[4]
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 9.75 m (32 ft 0 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Warner Scarab , 89 kW (120 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph; 100 kn)
- Cruising speed: 161 km/h (100 mph; 87 kn)
- Stall speed: 61 km/h (38 mph; 33 kn)
- Range: 740 km (460 mi; 400 nmi)
References
- ↑ Mondey, David (1978). The complete illustrated encyclopedia of the world's aircraft. A & W Publishers. p. 67.
- ↑ Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company, Inc. (1928). Aero-coupe semi-cabin biplane, intended for air taxi, mail & express feeder service.
- ↑ Gunston, Bill (1993). World encyclopaedia of aircraft manufacturers: from the pioneers to the present day. Naval Institute Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-55750-939-0.
- 1 2 Jane, Frederick Thomas, ed. (1928). "Jane's all the world's aircraft". 1928. Franklin Watts.
- ↑ Pauley, Robert F. (2009). Michigan Aircraft Manufacturers. Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7385-5218-7.
- ↑ "Flught International". 20. IPC Transport Press, Ltd. 1928.