Thaden T-2
Role Cabin monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Thaden Metal Aircraft Company
Designer Herbert von Thaden
First flight 1928
Number built 1

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]

Design and development

The 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

Thaden T-2 3-view drawing from Aero Digest August 1929

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

References

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  1. 1 2 Orbis 1985, p. 3000
  2. ↑ Horsefall, J.E., ed. (August 1929). "American Eagle Phaeton biplane". Aero Digest. New York City: Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corp. p. 134,136.
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