Engineers Aircraft Corporation EAC-1

EAC-1
General information
Type	Sport parasol
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Engineers Aircraft Corporation
History
Introduction date	1930

The EAC-1 is a folding-parasol wing aircraft developed by the Engineers Aircraft Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut. ^[1]

Design and development

The EAC-1 was designed to be a low-cost sport aircraft for casual use, that could be stored in a space as small as 11 X 20 feet. ^[2]

The aircraft has conventional landing gear, an open cockpit, strut braces and a parasol wing with swept sections. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing with doped aircraft fabric covering. ^{[3] [4]}

Specifications (EAC-1)

3 view drawing

Data from Popular Aviation

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one
• Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright Gipsy , 90 hp (67 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 kn (120 mph, 190 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
• Stall speed: 39 kn (45 mph, 72 km/h)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Heath Parasol

References

1. David Mondey (1978). The complete illustrated encyclopedia of the world's aircraft . ISBN   9780890097717.
2. Popular Aviation: 16. September 1930.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Automotive industries, the automobile. 1930.
4. Fred F. Marshall. Airway age, Volume 11, Part 2.