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The Alexander Eaglerock was a biplane produced in the United States in the 1920s by Alexander Aircraft Company of Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1]

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It was a fixed-gear three-seater, and was offered in two models, one with a Hispano-Suiza "A" engine of 150 hp (110 kW), priced at US$4000, and one with a Wright J-5 Whirlwind, priced at $6500. The Eaglerock was also available fitted with a variety of other engines, of up to 270 hp (200 kW), with prices starting at $2250.[1]

Surviving aircraft

• 122 – Model 24 Long Wing on static display at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado.[2][3] It is on loan from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and was previously on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.[4]
• 469 – Combo-wing on static display at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington. It is on loan from the Museum of Flight.[5]
• 526 – Long Wing airworthy at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon.[6][7]
• 928 – A-2 on static display at the Science Spectrum in Lubbock, Texas.[8][9]
• 977 – Model A-14 is on static display in Concourse B of Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. It was restored over a 25-year period by the Antique Airplane Association of Colorado.[10]^{[better source needed]}[11]^{[failed verification]}
• On static display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colorado.[12]

Specifications (Eaglerock A-1)

Data from American Airplane Specifications[13]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2 passengers
• Length: 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
• Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
• Wing area: 330 sq ft (31 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,705 lb (773 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,491 lb (1,130 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 67 US gal (56 imp gal; 250 L)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright Whirlwind radial engine, 225 hp (168 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
• Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
• Stall speed: 36 mph (58 km/h, 31 kn)
• Range: 590 mi (950 km, 510 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 17,900 ft (5,500 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,080 ft/min (5.5 m/s)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

(Partial listing, only covers most numerous types)

• American Eagle A-101
• Brunner-Winkle Bird
• Buhl-Verville CA-3 Airster
• Command-Aire 3C3
• Parks P-1
• Pitcairn Mailwing
• Spartan C3
• Stearman C2 and C3
• Swallow New Swallow
• Travel Air 2000 and 4000
• Waco 10

Related lists

• List of aircraft
• List of civil aircraft

References

Citations

Bibliography

• "Table 1: American Airplane Specifications: Passenger Planes With Seats For Fewer Than Four Persons". Aviation. Vol. 30, no. 7. July 1931. pp. 426–427, 430.

На других языках

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[fr] Alexander Eaglerock

L'Alexander Eaglerock était un biplan doté d'un habitacle fermé conçu dans les années 1920. Alexander Aircraft Company l'a produit à 893 exemplaires entre 1926 et 1932.

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