Wingspan 7.8 m Manufacturer Arrow Aircraft and Motors | First flight 1926 | |
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The Arrow Sport was a two-seat sporting biplane aircraft built in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Design and construction
The plane was designed by Swen Swanson and it was of largely conventional configuration with tailskid undercarriage, but was interesting in that the pilot and passenger sat side by side in the open cockpit, and because as originally designed, the fully cantilever wings lacked interplane struts – the upper wing attaching directly to the top of the fuselage. This latter feature proved so alarming to many prospective pilots that the manufacturer later supplied N-type struts that were of no real function other than to allay the aviators' fears.
Survivors
Several Sport aircraft flew in the United States in 2009. Nine Sports are preserved in U.S. museums and collections including an example of the A2-60 variant at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. An Arrow Sport Pursuit is on display * Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum.
Variants
Specifications (A2-60)
Data from American airplane specifications
General characteristics
Performance