Student Prince
Role Sport lightplane
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Adcox[1]
Designer Basil B Smith[1]
First flight 17 September 1929[1]
Number built 6[1]

The Adcox Student Prince was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane designed by Basil Smith and built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. It was based on the one-off Adcox Special, and the first example flew on 17 September.

A single example of a Student Prince X was produced in 1931 powered by a 90 hp ACE engine.

As of 2004, a single example remains registered in the United States, which was successively re-engined with 100 hp Kinner K-5, then 110 hp Warner Scarab Junior, Comet 150hp, 150 hp Wright-Hisso A and 220 hp Continental E-225 in 1963.[1]

Specifications (Student Prince)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 3 in (9.22 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Cirrus Mk III 4-cyl. air-cooled in-line piston engine, 85 hp (63 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
  • Range: 500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)

See also

Related development

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Eckland, K.O. (2 May 2009). "Aircraft Ab - Ak". aerofiles.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
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