Engineers Aircraft Corporation EAC-1
| EAC-1 | |
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| Role | Sport parasol |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Engineers Aircraft Corporation |
| Introduction | 1930 |
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The EAC-1 is a folding-parasol wing aircraft developed by the Engineers Aircraft Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut.[1]
Design and development
The EAC-1 was designed to be a low-cost sport aircraft for casual use, that could be stored in a space as small as 11 X 20 feet.[2]
The aircraft has conventional landing gear, an open cockpit, strut braces and a parasol wing with swept sections. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing with doped aircraft fabric covering.[3][4]
Specifications (EAC-1)
Data from Popular Aviation
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one
- Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright Gipsy , 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 104 kn; 193 km/h (120 mph)
- Cruise speed: 87 kn; 161 km/h (100 mph)
- Stall speed: 39 kn; 72 km/h (45 mph)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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