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Thaden T 1

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Top speed
  
217 km/h

Length
  
11 m

Wingspan
  
16 m

First flight
  
January 15, 1928

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Manufacturer
  
Thaden Metal Aircraft Company

1928 thaden t 1 argonaut a corrugated self support metal skin airplane after crashing in alaska


The Thaden T-1 Argonaut was a 1920s American eight-seat all-metal cabin monoplane, built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California.

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Description and history

The Thaden T-1 was a high-wing strut-braced monoplane, constructed of corrugated aluminum, and powered by a 425 hp (317 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine. It had a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailskid. Only one example was built (X3902); its first flight was on 15 January 1928, and its final flight ended in 1933 in a crash in Alaska. In 1986, the wrecked fuselage was recovered, and is now on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California.

Specifications

Data from www.aerofiles.com

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 8
  • Length: 10.75 m (35 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 16.16 m (53 ft 0 in)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial piston engine, 317 kW (425 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 217 km/h (135 mph)

    • References

    Thaden T-1 Wikipedia
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