Cunningham-Hall GA-36

GA-36

Role	Military training monoplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corporation
Designer	Randolph Hall
First flight	1934 (GA-21M) 1936 (GA-36)
Number built	1

The Cunningham-Hall GA-36 was an American two-seat monoplane modified from the GA-21M for the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition.

Design and development

The GA-21M was a two-seat low-wing monoplane designed and built in 1934 powered by a 145 hp (108 kW) Warner Super Scarab radial piston engine.^[1] An all-metal aircraft, it had a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel.^[1] In 1935 the aircraft was rebuilt as the GA-36 for the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition, first flying on 2 January 1936.^[1]^[2] Part of the rebuild was a change from side-by-side to tandem seating and modified landing gear.^[2]

No further aircraft were built and failing to find a buyer it was sold in 1941 (advertised for $2,950). It was stripped of major components and dumped until the 1980s when it was recovered, fully restored and put on display at the Niagara Aerospace Museum.

Specifications (GA-21M)

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: 775 lb (352 kg)
Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
Powerplant: 1 × Warner Super Scarab 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)

Performance

References

Notes

1 2 3 Orbis 1985, p. 1216
1 2 3 "American airplanes - Cu - Cy". www.aerofiles.com. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-01.

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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