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]

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

Data from [2]www.aerofiles.com

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

• Thaden T-2
• Thaden T-4

References

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