Spartan Clipper
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| Clipper | |
|---|---|
| Type | Civil touring aeroplane |
| Manufacturer | Spartan Aircraft Limited |
| Designed by | H.E. Broadsmith |
| Maiden flight | 14 December 1932 |
| Retired | Destroyed 4 May 1942 |
| Primary user | Spartan Aircraft Limited |
| Produced | 1932 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Spartan Clipper was a British light touring aeroplane of the 1930s. It was a single-engine, two-seat, low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage.
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[edit] Development
H.E. Broadsmith designed the Clipper as a two-seater; he employed the outer wings of the Monospar ST-4. Spartan Aircraft Limited built one example at their East Cowes works in 1932. The aeroplane was initially fitted with a 75-hp Pobjoy R motor. It flew for the first time on 14 December 1932. After modification to undercarriage, cabin glazing and cowling, it received a [[Certificate of Airworthiness on 29 June 1933.
[edit] History
In 1933 the Clipper was raced in the King's Cup Race.
In 1938, it was re-engined with a Pobjoy Niagara III of 90-hp, after which it was used as a company hack until 4 May 1942, when it was destroyed in an air raid on Cowes.
[edit] Aircraft markings
- UK registration - G-ACEG
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[edit] Specifications (S.5)
Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 28 ft 2 in (m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (m)
- Height: ft in (m)
- Wing area: ft² (m²)
- Empty weight: 770 lb (kg)
- Loaded weight: 1,300 lb (kg)
- Useful load: lb (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Pobjoy R , 75 hp (56 kW)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Maximum speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Cruise speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Stall speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Range: nm (mi, km)
- Service ceiling: ft (m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
- Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)
[edit] References
- ^ Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3. Putnam.
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