| C-1 Foursome | |
|---|---|
 C-1 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Business aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Ryan Aeronautical |
| Number built | 3 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1930 |
The Ryan C-1 Foursome, also known as the "Baby Brougham" was a single-engine, four-seat light aircraft built by Ryan Aeronautical in the United States in 1930 as an executive transport. [1] It was a high-wing, braced monoplane based on Ryan's highly successful Brougham design, but substantially smaller. [2] The interior was luxuriously furnished, with deeply upholstered seats, [2] and an oversize cabin door was fitted to ease boarding and disembarking for the three passengers. [1]
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Only three examples were built before deteriorating economic conditions led to the sale of the Ryan factory in October 1930. [3] One of the three machines was fitted with a Packard DR-980 diesel engine and designated the C-2. [4] This latter aircraft was lost during an attempted transatlantic crossing by Alex Loeb and Richard Decker in August 1939. [5]
