Standard E-1

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E-1
Type	Military trainer
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Standard Aircraft Corporation
Maiden flight	1917
Primary user	United States Army Air Service
Number built	168

The Standard E-1 was an early American Army fighter aircraft, tested in 1917.

Built by the Standard Aircraft Corporation, the E-1 was an open-cockpit single-place tractor biplane, powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône or 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome or rotary engine. It proved unsuitable as a fighter, but about one hundred were bought as an advanced trainer; about half were completed as M-Defenses, being fitted as gunnery trainers. After World War One, three were modified as RPVs.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Length: 18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)
Wingspan: 24 ft 0 in (7.31 m)
Empty weight: 368 lb (811 kg)
Gross weight: 1,140 lb (520 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône rotary, 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
Range: 180 miles (290 km)
Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,420 m)

[edit] See also

Related lists

List of military aircraft of the United States

[edit] References

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 839.
Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, p.854, "Standard aircraft". Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997.
aerofiles.com

[edit] External links

Standard E-1 in Fantasy of Flight Museum

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