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US Navy two-seat primary trainer aircraft circa 1940
The
Spartan NP-1
was a two-seat primary trainer designed and built by the
Spartan Aircraft Company
for the
United States Navy
reserve units.
Development
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On 10 July 1940 the company received an order from the United States Navy for 201 aircraft for use as a biplane primary trainer, it was to be a modernised version of the companies earlier
C-3
. It was a conventional biplane with two-seats in tandem open cockpits. Designated by the company as the
NS-1
it was given the military designation
NP-1
. The NP-1 was powered by a 220 hp (164 kW)
Lycoming R-680-8
radial engine.
Operators
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United States
Specifications (NP-1)
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Data from
United States Navy Aircraft since 1911
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General characteristics
- Crew:
2 (pilot, student)
- Length:
24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
- Wingspan:
33 ft 9 in (10.29 m)
- Gross weight:
3,006 lb (1,366 kg)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
Lycoming R-680-8
radial engine , 220 hp (164 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed:
108 mph (174 km/h, 94 kn)
See also
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Related lists
References
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- ^
Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p. 468.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Spartan NP
.
- Swanborough, Gordon;
Bowers, Peter M.
(1976).
United States Navy Aircraft since 1911
(Second ed.). London: Putnam.
ISBN
0-370-10054-9
.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).
Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
. London: Studio Editions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)
. Orbis Publishing.
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USN
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