Standard H-2
| H-2 | |
|---|---|
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| Standard H-3 | |
| Role | Trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Standard Aircraft Corporation |
The Standard H-2 was an early American Army reconnaissance aircraft, ordered in 1916. The H-2 was built by the Standard Aircraft Corporation, and previously known as the Sloane H-2. It was an open-cockpit three-place tractor biplane, powered by a 125 hp (90 kW) Hall-Scott A-5 engine. Only three were built.
An improved version, the H-3, with the same engine, earned an order for nine aircraft, while the Navy ordered three with floats as the H-4H.
Two Standard H-3s were sold by the US Army to Japan, where a further three were built by the Provisional Military Balloon Research Association (PMBRA) in 1917, powered by 150 hp (110 kW) Hall-Scott L-4 engines. They were used as trainers between May 1917 and March 1918, although they were considered dangerous.[1]
Operators
Specifications (H-3)
Data from Course in Aerodynamics and Airplane Design: Part II–Section 1[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 1 in (12.22 m)
- Wing area: 532 sq ft (49.4 m2)
- Empty weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
- Gross weight: 3,300 lb (1,497 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 68 US gal (57 imp gal; 260 L)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott A-5 straight-6, 135 hp (101 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 84 mph (135 km/h; 73 kn)
- Stall speed: 46 mph (74 km/h; 40 kn)
- Endurance: 6 hr
- Time to altitude: 10 minutes to 3,400 ft (1,000 m)
References
- Notes
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- Bibliography
- Klemin, Alexander and T. H. Huff. "Course in Aerodynamics and Airplane Design: Part II–Section 1". Aviation, Volume II, No. 2, 15 February 1917, pp. 91–92. (Registration required).
- Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, p. 854, "Standard aircraft". Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997.
- Mikesh, Robert C. and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.