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Engineers Aircraft Corporation EAC 1

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Engineers Aircraft Corporation

The EAC-1 is a folding-parasol wing aircraft developed by the Engineers Aircraft Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut.

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Design and development

The EAC-1 was designed to be a low-cost sport aircraft for casual use, that could be stored in a space as small as 11 X 20 feet.

The aircraft has conventional landing gear, an open cockpit, strut braces and a parasol wing with swept sections. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing with doped aircraft fabric covering.

Specifications (EAC-1)

Data from Popular Aviation

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one
  • Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright Gipsy , 90 hp (67 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 104 kn; 193 km/h (120 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 87 kn; 161 km/h (100 mph)
  • Stall speed: 39 kn; 72 km/h (45 mph)

    • References

    Engineers Aircraft Corporation EAC-1 Wikipedia
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