| American Eagle A-1 & A-101 | |
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| American Eagle A-101 on display in the Yanks Air Museum at Chino, California in January 2008 | |
| Role | light sporting biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | American Eagle Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | Robert T McCrum & Waverly Stearman |
| First flight | 9 April 1926 |
| Status | some flying in 2009 |
| Primary user | flying schools and private owners |
| Number built | approx 300 |
The American A-1 and A-101 were American two and three-seat biplanes of the 1920s.
The American Eagle A-1 was designed in late 1925 as a training aircraft to replace the World War I biplanes then in use by the Porterfield Flying School. The prototype A-1 first flew at Richards Field in Kansas City Missouri on 9 April 1926. [1] Small modifications made to the design in 1927, including ailerons on the lower wings, led to the A-101 designation. The 90 h.p. Curtiss OX-5 engine was initially fitted, but the 100 h.p. Curtiss OX-6 was fitted to later production A-101s. [2]
A total of approximately 300 A-1/A-101 aircraft had been completed by 1929. These served successfully with flying schools and private owners for many years and several survived in flying condition and displayed in museums in 2007. [3]
Data from Simpson, 2001, P.41
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