Arup Manufacturing Corporation

Arup Manufacturing Corporation
Type Aircraft Manufacturer
Predecessor Monowing Aircraft Corporation
Key people Dr. C.L. Snyder
Products Arup S-1, Arup S-2, Arup S-3, Arup S-4 aircraft.

Arup Manufacturing Corporation was a American aircraft manufacturer of tailess aircraft. [1]

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History

Dr. C.L. Snyder experimented with tailess aircraft starting with a 1926 glider called the Dirigiplane. The aircraft used a Clark Y airfoil that could be filled with helium gas to assist with lift.[2] [3] Snyder formed the Monowing corporation to further develop the aircraft.[4] The design progressed into the Arup S-1 design and the formation of Arup Manafacturing.

In 1934, Synder's chief engineer, Raoul J. Hoffman left the company to create a similar design, the Hoffman Flying Wing. His breakaway project ended with the crash of the prototype from an onboard fire.[5]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by
Model name First flight Number built Type
Arup S-1 1926 1 Tailess aircraft
Arup S-2 1933 1 Tailess aircraft
Arup S-3 1934 1 Blended wing
Arup S-4 1935 1 Blended wing

References

  1. ^ "tailess aircraft in the USA". http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/flying%20wings/early%20US%20flying%20wings.htm. Retrieved 7 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Popular Aviation: 92. August 1932. 
  3. ^ "Low AR-planes". http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/n_o_d/weird_04.htm. Retrieved 7 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "The ARUP Story". Sport Aviation. March 1967. 
  5. ^ Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 4, 1934. 

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