Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe

Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe
Role Biplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company
Designer Clement Brown
Introduction 1928 Detroit Aero Show[1]




The Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe is an American, three-passenger, semi-cabin, all-purpose, commercial biplane that was designed by Captain Clement Brown in 1928 and manufactured by Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company. The plane was intended for use as an air taxi, as well as for mail and express feeder service.[2] The Aero-Coupe was manufactured by Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company, based in Detroit, Michigan.[3] Aero-Craft Mfg. Co. was founded in 1928, and the Aero-Coupe was the first production model that was released by the company.[4] The Aero-Coupe was a "semi-cabin" aircraft: the three passengers were situated within a closed cabin in the aircraft's fuselage near the nose, while the aircraft's single pilot was positioned in an open cockpit, above and behind the passenger cabin, behind the wings.[5] The plane was first introduced to the public in 1928 during the Detroit Aero Show, also known as the All-American Aircraft Show, which occurred from April 1421. Its price, as mentioned in Volume 20 of Flight International, was $6500, when it was first exhibited to the public.[6] It was powered by a single, seven-cylinder Warner Scarab rotary engine, which provided 120 hp. The aircraft had a range of 740 kilometres, and was capable of flying as fast as 185 km/h. The wings were of unequal span.[4]

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References

  1. Mondey, David (1978). The complete illustrated encyclopedia of the world's aircraft. A & W Publishers. p. 67.
  2. Aero-Craft Manufacturing Company, Inc. (1928). Aero-coupe semi-cabin biplane, intended for air taxi, mail & express feeder service.
  3. Gunston, Bill (1993). World encyclopaedia of aircraft manufacturers: from the pioneers to the present day. Naval Institute Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-55750-939-0.
  4. 1 2 Jane, Frederick Thomas, ed. (1928). "Jane's all the world's aircraft". 1928. Franklin Watts.
  5. Pauley, Robert F. (2009). Michigan Aircraft Manufacturers. Arcadia Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7385-5218-7.
  6. "Flught International". 20. IPC Transport Press, Ltd. 1928.
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