Standard E-1 | |
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Standard E-1 of 1919 displayed in the
Virginia Aviation Museum at
Richmond, Virginia in
USAAS markings | |
Role | Military trainer |
National origin | United States of America |
Manufacturer | Standard Aircraft Corporation |
First flight | 1917 |
Primary user | United States Army Air Service |
Number built | 168 |
The Standard E-1 was an early American Army fighter aircraft, tested in 1917. [1] It was the only pursuit aircraft manufactured by the United States during World War I. [2] It arrived late in World War I, and as a result saw more use in the months following the Armistice than those preceding it. [3]
Built by the Standard Aircraft Corporation, the E-1 was an open-cockpit single-place tractor biplane, powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône or 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome rotary engine. [4]
It proved unsuitable as a fighter, but 128 were bought as an advanced trainer. [5] Of these, 30 were powered by the Gnome rotary engine of 100 horsepower and 98 were powered by the LeRhone C-9 rotary engine of 80 horsepower. [3] After World War I, three were modified as RPVs.
Data from The American Fighter [8]
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Standard E-1 | |
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Standard E-1 of 1919 displayed in the
Virginia Aviation Museum at
Richmond, Virginia in
USAAS markings | |
Role | Military trainer |
National origin | United States of America |
Manufacturer | Standard Aircraft Corporation |
First flight | 1917 |
Primary user | United States Army Air Service |
Number built | 168 |
The Standard E-1 was an early American Army fighter aircraft, tested in 1917. [1] It was the only pursuit aircraft manufactured by the United States during World War I. [2] It arrived late in World War I, and as a result saw more use in the months following the Armistice than those preceding it. [3]
Built by the Standard Aircraft Corporation, the E-1 was an open-cockpit single-place tractor biplane, powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône or 100 hp (75 kW) Gnome rotary engine. [4]
It proved unsuitable as a fighter, but 128 were bought as an advanced trainer. [5] Of these, 30 were powered by the Gnome rotary engine of 100 horsepower and 98 were powered by the LeRhone C-9 rotary engine of 80 horsepower. [3] After World War I, three were modified as RPVs.
Data from The American Fighter [8]
General characteristics
Performance
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists