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Mercury Chic T 2

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Top speed
  
185 km/h

First flight
  
1928

Wingspan
  
11 m

Manufacturer
  
Mercury Aircraft

The Mercury Chic T-2 was a lightweight American parasol wing monoplane designed and built by the Mercury Aircraft Inc. in the late 1920s. Flown for the first time in 1928 around 30 were built but due to the early 1930s economic depression only 15 were sold and the rest were scrapped.

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Design

The Chic T-2 had a fabric-covered welded-steel tube fuselage with a parasol wing. It had a fixed conventional landing gear and two tandem open cockpits for the pilot and pupil. Originally flown with a 65 hp (48 kW) Viele radial engine this was soon replaced with a more powerful 90 hp (67 kW) LeBlond 7D radial engine.

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Wingspan: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × LeBlond 7D radial, 90 hp (67 kW)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h)
  • References

    Mercury Chic T-2 Wikipedia