Thaden T-1

Thaden T-1 Argonaut
Role Cabin monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Thaden Metal Aircraft Company
Designer Herbert von Thaden
First flight 15 January 1928
Number built 1

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.[1]

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.[1] It had a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailskid.[2] 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.[2] In 1986, the wrecked fuselage was recovered, and is now on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California.[3]

Specifications

Thaden T-1 Argonaut 3-view drawing from Aero Digest March 1928

Data from aerofiles.com[2]

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, 117 kn)

See also

Wreckage of the Thaden T-1 at the Hiller Aviation Museum

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Orbis 1985, p. 3000
  2. ^ a b c "American airplanes - Ta - Th". www.aerofiles.com. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Louise M. Thaden and Herbert V. Thaden Aviation Pioneers". Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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