| 8W Zeus | |
|---|---|
| Role | Military training aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Spartan Aircraft Company |
| First flight | 1937[1] |
| Number built | 4 or 5[2] |
| Developed from | Spartan Executive |
The Spartan 8W Zeus, also designated FBW-1 Zeus was a military aircraft produced in small numbers in the United States in the late 1930s, based on the airframe of the Spartan Executive civil aircraft.[1][2][3] It was a conventional low-wing monoplane of metal construction,[4] with a semi-monocoque fuselage and a cantilever wing. Two crewmembers sat in tandem beneath an extensively-glazed canopy, and the main units of the tailwheel undercarriage were retractable. Fitted with a fixed, forward-firing machine gun, a flexible tailgun, and capacity for light bombs under the wings, Spartan offered the Zeus to the USAAC for testing as an advanced trainer.[1][5] Although no orders followed, Spartan sold a number of examples to Mexico and China.[3]
Data from Aerofiles, except as noted
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