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Thaden T 4

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Top speed
  
217 km/h

Length
  
10 m

Wingspan
  
14 m

First flight
  
1930

Manufacturer
  
Thaden Metal Aircraft Company

The Thaden T-4 Argonaut was a 1930s American four-seat all-metal cabin monoplane built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California.

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Design and development

The T-4 was the third and last design of the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company which had been formed by Herbert von Thaden, a former United States Army Signal Corps pilot and engineer, to work on developing the first American all-metal aircraft. The T-4 was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Wright Whirlwind radial engine. It had a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel. Two aircraft were built.

Specifications

Data from www.aerofiles.com

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 4
  • Length: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
  • Wingspan: 45 ft 0 in (13.72 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright Whirlwind radial piston engine, 300 hp (224 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 135 mph (217 km/h)

    • References

    Thaden T-4 Wikipedia
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