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EAC-1
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Role
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Sport parasol
Type of aircraft
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National origin
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United States of America
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Manufacturer
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Engineers Aircraft Corporation
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Introduction
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1930
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The
EAC-1
is a folding-
parasol wing
aircraft developed by the Engineers Aircraft Corporation of
Stamford, Connecticut
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Design and development
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The EAC-1 was designed to be a low-cost sport aircraft for casual use, that could be stored in a space as small as 11 X 20 feet.
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The aircraft has
conventional landing gear
, an open cockpit, strut braces and a parasol wing with swept sections. The
fuselage
is constructed of welded steel tubing with
doped
aircraft fabric covering
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Specifications (EAC-1)
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3 view drawing
Data from
Popular Aviation
General characteristics
- Crew:
one
- Capacity:
one
- Wingspan:
30 ft (9.1 m)
- Powerplant:
1 × Wright Gipsy , 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed:
100 kn (120 mph, 190 km/h)
- Cruise speed:
87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
- Stall speed:
39 kn (45 mph, 72 km/h)
See also
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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