Arup S-3

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S-3
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Arup Manufacturing Corporation
DesignerRalph Gaighen, Cloyd L. Snyder
First flight15 July 1934
Number built1
Developed from Arup S-2

The Arup S-3 was the third in a series of low aspect ratio aircraft developed by Dr. Snyder of South Bend, Indiana.

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Design and development

Raoul Hoffman worked to engineer the Arup S-2 with Dr. Snyder. Around 1933 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and left the company for the warmer climate of Florida where he developed his own variation, the Hoffman Flying Wing. He was replaced by Ralph Graigen to develop the next generation of the aircraft. [1]

The S-3 featured a straight leading edge with the trailing edge tapering back to the rear of the aircraft, giving it a thumbnail like appearance from the top. The aircraft featured a tall tricycle landing gear with a small tailwheel in case of over-rotation on takeoff. The fabric covered fuselage was made of welded steel tube with wooden wing ribs. The S-3 differed from the S-2 in that it included a small rudder and elevator at the rear of the fuselage, rather than placing all of the controls on the low aspect ratio wing. The fuselage was sharp-edged with a less streamlined windshield. The dihedral was inadvertently increased compared to the S-2 due to errors in the wing jigs. [2]

Operational history

The S-3 was assigned the number 14147. It flew only once at St.Joe county airport with Glen Doolittle as the test pilot; the aircraft displayed poor performance. Before the second flight signs of sabotage were discovered and the aircraft was put under day and night guard by the backers. The S-3 was destroyed by arson in a hangar fire shortly afterward. Gaighen was fired and Raoul Hoffman was brought back as lead engineer for Arup for the follow-on Arup S-4 which flew successfully with the reused engine from the fire damaged S-3. [2] [3]

Variants

Specifications (Arup S-3)

Data from Skyways and Aerofiles [4]

General characteristics

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References

  1. Skyways: 45. July 1995.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 "The ARUP story". Sport Aviation. March 1967.
  3. Skyways: 47. July 1995.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Eckland, K.O. (November 12, 2008). "Aerofiles Al - Az". USA. Retrieved 11 December 2011.