From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biplane
The Alexander Eaglerock was a
biplane produced in the United States in the 1920s by
Alexander Aircraft Company of
Colorado Springs ,
Colorado .
[1]
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]
Whirlwind-powered Eaglerock on display at
Denver International Airport
Specifications (Eaglerock A-1)
Alexander Eaglerock A-7 3-view drawing from Aero Digest April 1928
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)
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
(Partial listing, only covers most numerous types)
^
a
b Payne, Stephen, ed. Canadian Wings (Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd., 2006), p.162.
^
"Exhibits & Displays" . Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum . 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^
"FAA REGISTRY [N2568]" . Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^
"Alexander Eaglerock Aircraft" . Colorado Aviation Historical Society . Retrieved 26 November 2020 .
^
"Alexander Eaglerock" . Museum of Flight . Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^
"Alexander Eaglerock Longwing" . Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum . Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^
"FAA REGISTRY [N5075]" . Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^
Via OX5 to Oshkosh (PDF) , OX5 Aviation Pioneers Texas Wing, September 2010, retrieved 16 November 2020
^
"FAA REGISTRY [N6601]" . Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^ Barth, David (14 September 2014).
"Alexander Eaglerock at Denver International Airport, August 2013" . BarthWorks.com . Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^
"FAA REGISTRY [N205Y]" . Federal Aviation Administration . U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020 .
^
"Aircraft Exhibits" . Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum . Retrieved 26 November 2020 .
^ Aviation July 1931, pp. 426–427, 430.