The American Eagle A-1 was designed in late 1925 as a training aircraft to replace the World War I biplanes then in use by the Porterfield Flying School. The prototype A-1 first flew at Richards Field in Kansas CityMissouri on 9 April 1926.[1] Small modifications made to the design in 1927, including ailerons on the lower wings, led to the A-101 designation. The 90 h.p. Curtiss OX-5 engine was initially fitted, but the 100 h.p. Curtiss OX-6 was fitted to later production A-101s.[2]
Operational historyedit
A total of approximately 300 A-1/A-101 aircraft had been completed by 1929. These served successfully with flying schools and private owners for many years and several survived in flying condition and displayed in museums in 2007.[3]
^"American Eagle A‑101". Yanks Air Museum. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
Bibliographyedit
Ogden, Bob (2007). Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN978-0-85130-385-7.
Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN1-84037-115-3.
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american, eagle, american, were, american, three, seat, biplanes, 1920s, american, eagle, display, yanks, museum, chino, california, january, 2008role, light, sporting, biplanenational, origin, united, statesmanufacturer, american, eagle, aircraft, corporation. The American A 1 and A 101 were American two and three seat biplanes of the 1920s American Eagle A 1 amp A 101American Eagle A 101 on display in the Yanks Air Museum at Chino California in January 2008Role light sporting biplaneNational origin United StatesManufacturer American Eagle Aircraft CorporationDesigner Robert T McCrum amp Waverly StearmanFirst flight 9 April 1926Status some flying in 2009Primary user flying schools and private ownersNumber built approx 300 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Aircraft on display 4 Specifications A 101 5 See also 5 1 Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era 5 2 Related lists 6 References 6 1 Citations 6 2 Bibliography 7 External linksDesign and development editThe American Eagle A 1 was designed in late 1925 as a training aircraft to replace the World War I biplanes then in use by the Porterfield Flying School The prototype A 1 first flew at Richards Field in Kansas City Missouri on 9 April 1926 1 Small modifications made to the design in 1927 including ailerons on the lower wings led to the A 101 designation The 90 h p Curtiss OX 5 engine was initially fitted but the 100 h p Curtiss OX 6 was fitted to later production A 101s 2 Operational history editA total of approximately 300 A 1 A 101 aircraft had been completed by 1929 These served successfully with flying schools and private owners for many years and several survived in flying condition and displayed in museums in 2007 3 Aircraft on display editYanks Air Museum 4 Specifications A 101 editData from Simpson 2001 P 41General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 1 or 2 Length 24 ft 1 in 7 34 m Wingspan 30 ft 0 in 9 14 m Height 8 ft 4 in 2 54 m Empty weight 1 227 lb 557 kg Gross weight 2 041 lb 926 kg Powerplant 1 Curtiss OX 5 90 hp 67 kW Performance Maximum speed 99 mph 159 km h 86 kn Cruise speed 85 mph 137 km h 74 kn Range 385 mi 620 km 335 nmi Rate of climb 500 ft min 2 5 m s See also edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp US portalAircraft of comparable role configuration and era edit Partial listing only covers most numerous types Alexander Eaglerock Brunner Winkle Bird Buhl Verville CA 3 Airster Command Aire 3C3 Parks P 1 Pitcairn Mailwing Spartan C3 Stearman C2 and C3 Swallow New Swallow Travel Air 2000 and 4000 Waco 10Related lists edit List of aircraft List of civil aircraftReferences editCitations edit Simpson 2001 P 40 Aerofiles November 2006 American Eagle Roos American Eagle Archived from the original on 7 March 2009 Retrieved 2009 04 12 Ogden 2007 P 572 American Eagle A 101 Yanks Air Museum 2017 02 03 Retrieved 2019 12 18 Bibliography edit Ogden Bob 2007 Aviation Museums and Collections of North America Air Britain Historians Ltd ISBN 978 0 85130 385 7 Simpson Rod 2001 Airlife s World Aircraft Airlife Publishing Ltd ISBN 1 84037 115 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Eagle A 101 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Eagle A 101 amp oldid 1101446569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
