Eberman 1930 Monoplane

Eberman 1930 Monoplane
General information
Type	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States of America
Designer	Gus Eberman
Number built	1
History
First flight	1930

The Eberman Monoplane was an original Anzani-powered aircraft design by Gus Eberman built in 1930. ^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

The Eberman Monoplane was built in Geneva, Illinois.

The Eberman Monoplane was a high-wing conventional landing gear-equipped aircraft with an open cockpit. The wings used fir spars with steel lift struts. The fuselage was all wood. The ailerons were controlled with a push-pull tube. The tail surfaces were welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering. ^[3]

Operational history

The aircraft flew for 105 minutes total before its first engine failure. A 1928 Anzani engine was installed as a replacement which subsequently failed after 12 hours.

Specifications (Eberman 1930 Monoplane)

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

• Capacity: one
• Length: 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
• Wingspan: 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
• Airfoil: Modified USA 27
• Empty weight: 850 lb (386 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 35 US gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 6 cylinder, two row radial, 80 hp (60 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell, 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 74 kn (85 mph, 137 km/h)
• Stall speed: 43 kn (50 mph, 80 km/h)
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)

References

1. "Golden Years of Flight Registry". Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
2. "Aerofiles" . Retrieved 18 October 2011.
3. "Unknown title". Sport Aviation. November 1960.