Adcox Student Prince

The Adcox Student Prince was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane designed by Basil Smith and built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. It was based on the one-off Adcox Special, and the first example flew on 17 September.

Student Prince
General information
Type	Sport lightplane
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Adcox[1]
Designer	Basil B Smith[1]
Number built	6[1]
History
First flight	17 September 1929[1]

A single example of a Student Prince X was produced in 1931 powered by a 90 hp ACE engine.

As of 2004, a single example remains registered in the United States, which was successively re-engined with 100 hp Kinner K-5, then 110 hp Warner Scarab Junior, Comet 150hp, 150 hp Wright-Hisso A and 220 hp Continental E-225 in 1963.^[1]

Specifications (Student Prince)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1
• Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
• Wingspan: 30 ft 3 in (9.22 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Cirrus Mk III 4-cyl. air-cooled in-line piston engine, 85 hp (63 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
• Range: 500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)

See also

Related development

• Adcox Special