Arup Manufacturing Corporation

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Note: for the civil engineering services company, see Arup Group Limited

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Arup Manufacturing Corporation
Aircraft Manufacturer
PredecessorMonowing Aircraft Corporation
Key people
Dr. C.L. Snyder
Products Arup S-1, Arup S-2, Arup S-3, Arup S-4 aircraft.

Arup Manufacturing Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer of tailless aircraft. [1]

History

Dr. C.L. Snyder experimented with tailless aircraft starting with a 1926 glider called the Dirigiplane. The aircraft used a Clark Y airfoil that could be filled with helium gas to assist with lift. [2] [3] Snyder formed the Monowing corporation to further develop the aircraft. [4] The design progressed into the Arup S-1 design and the formation of Arup Manufacturing.

The Arup S-1, also called the Snyder Glider and the Dirigiplane was the first in a series of "Heel Lift" vehicles developed by Dr. Cloyd Snyder.

Clark Y

Clark Y is the name of a particular aerofoil profile, widely used in general purpose aircraft designs, and much studied in aerodynamics over the years. The profile was designed in 1922 by Virginius E. Clark. The airfoil has a thickness of 11.7 percent and is flat on the lower surface from 30 percent of chord back. The flat bottom simplifies angle measurements on propellers, and makes for easy construction of wings on a flat surface.

In 1934, Snyder's chief engineer, Raoul J. Hoffman left the company to create a similar design, the Hoffman Flying Wing. His breakaway project ended with the crash of the prototype from an onboard fire. [5]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft[ citation needed ]
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Arup S-1 1926 1Tailless aircraft
Arup S-2 1933 1Tailless aircraft
Arup S-3 1934 1Blended wing
Arup S-4 1935 1Blended wing

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References

  1. "tailless aircraft in the USA" . Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. Popular Aviation: 92. August 1932.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Low AR-planes" . Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  4. "The ARUP Story". Sport Aviation. March 1967.
  5. Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 4, 1934.Missing or empty |title= (help)

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