Rose Parakeet
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| Parakeet | |
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| Type | Sports plane |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Rose Aeroplane and Motor Company |
| Maiden flight | 1931 |
| Number built | 8, plus many in kit form |
The Rose Parakeet was a single-seat sporting biplane produced in small numbers in the United States during the 1930s. It was a conventional design with staggered single-bay wings of equal span braced by N-struts. The cockpit was open, and the fixed tailskid undercarriage had divided main units. An unusual feature was the use of a single strut in place of the usual flying wires.
Only eight Parakeets were built by Rose, but the design proved a popular one with homebuilders in the 1950s. Rights to produce kits of the Parakeet were purchased by Hannaford Aircraft in 1948, and the design was marketed as the Hannaford Bee. Kits were marketed right up to the point of Hannaford founder Foster Hannaford's death in 1971, and plans continued to be sold into the 1980s. In 1968, Doug Rhinehart obtained a licence from Jack Rose to produce five all-new Parakeets.
[edit] Specifications (Rose A-1 Parakeet)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
- Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Wing area: 116 ft² (10.8 m²)
- Empty weight: 470 lb (213 kg)
- Gross weight: 728 lb (330 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-40, 37 hp (28 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
- Range: 340 miles (550 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
- Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 468.
- Rose Parakeet Aeroplanes 1929 to present
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