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Spartan NP
US Navy two-seat primary trainer aircraft circa 1940 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Spartan NP-1 was a two-seat primary trainer designed and built by the Spartan Aircraft Company for the United States Navy reserve units.
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On 10 July 1940 the company received an order from the United States Navy for 201 aircraft for use as a biplane primary trainer, it was to be a modernised version of the companies earlier C-3. It was a conventional biplane with two-seats in tandem open cockpits. Designated by the company as the NS-1 it was given the military designation NP-1. The NP-1 was powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine.
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Specifications (NP-1)
Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot, student)
- Length: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 9 in (10.29 m)
- Gross weight: 3,006 lb (1,366 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine , 220 hp (164 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 108 mph (174 km/h, 94 kn)
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